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Written 11/22/25

I went on a run one day when confused and angry, ran so hard i vomitted. Wrote this following that experience.

 

Bonfire of Vomit

Cradled in a crib 
Twine whiskers and spit 
A fissure between 
every footstep
nails impaled 
into wrinkled palms
As I gesture in the 
stiffend stance 
of “I don’t know” 
And ran crucified 
like martyred puppets
on invisible string
At a horrifying pace, 
shoes sloshing with blood 
beneath the lace
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