Decay
we are foreseeable endings, an economy of sacrifice
we are the horizontal courtesans of history
we are free love, the liner notes of misunderstanding
we are self-fulfilling prophecy, preprogrammed disappointment
we are monsoons watching bodies float downstream
we are Sunset Boulevard, the last bastion of hope
we are concave, funnelling demons into your solar plexus
we are the rapture, knowing that this too has to happen
we are net gain, what’s said and done
we are post-historical malaise
we are refuge hyperlinked to refusal
we are withdrawal, no time for anyone or anything anymore
we are overreacting, vacantly staring into space
we are crashing, backroom deals made with others’ life savings
we are workaholics, craving the detention
we are potholes, a city run down by coercion
we are earthquakes and hurricanes, disasters classified as natural
we are emptiness due to generosity
we are paralysis, at a loss for words
we are trees dying for the sake of your poetry
we are tempting the gods, because really, what else is there
we are the refusal to be born, decomposing our way home
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