Blaspheme: a petitioning for a hit something opiate-likeblast me out of here not with a broom, swat, swatbut with a change in my brain chemistry not with a crowbaragainst my skull but a hummingbird-flutter in my veins radiating outto my exoskeleton my skin, my true love blanket of protection
Blaspheme: a blast of cold air the door ajar javelin icicles againstthe skin a salaam is a supplicating bow of body fingers alightingthe forehead a gesture sans words not demonstrative of sexualdesire or obsessive love but a salutation towards treasure –within the word demonstrative is demon
Ok, Ok, blaspheme means to speak irreverently about Godas in fuck you, Dad fuck you and the horse you rode in onto accurse, disparage, belittle the Divine and The Divine Miss Mto divide and conquer…
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