Self & Non-Self
we are acceptance, the cruelty of subtext and its double
we are micro-management, afraid to trust the seams
we are armoured with conversion charts, no measure for our weight
we are density at its finest, the space in which your skin is felt
we are lucid, seeing others for what they are
we are commingling sentimentality, reorganizing memorabilia
we are the nostalgia of your junk drawer
we are throat tremors, vibration of words unspoken
we are false accusations, neither folds nor faults
we are growing apart together, a vanishing point
we are the full moon, an excuse for self-aggrandizement
we are the liaison between periphery and core
we are withholding information, you’ll never know our inner workings
we are manipulative, a thick smog against your will
we are the truth of the matter, independent of your side of the story
we are sold out, eligible for foreign emotional investment
we are starting to show, you guessed it
we are intersubjective, you in mirror image
We Are Lichen is out of print from The Blasted Tree Store
Featured by The Blasted Tree: June 1, 2022
Razielle Aigen
Contributing Author
We Are Lichen by Razielle Aigen is a Blasted Tree original collection of poetry.
ISBN [Digital]: 978-1-987906-87-5
Cover Design by Kyle Flemmer