Behind the wall

 

Let's not obsess on 

publication,

getting featured,

pats on backs

or legacy.

 

Let's not obsess on the feelings, either.

They're nice, but if we write,

let's write to bring the tortured words 

back home

from institutions that feed the

darkest 

parts 

of themselves

on just these words.

 

Their gluttony should madden us,

should drive us to

 

forget ourselves 

and all that other shit.

 

The words are trapped

behind the wall.

Let this be our starting point.