inside this globe

Inside of this globe

I painted the curves of this globe from the inside and now

Now it is time

Time to push open the bottom trap door and emerge

Burst from the foliage of my youth with a bang

Crouched in a corner I began

With a crutch I never learned to put down

And a thought I gripped so hard with my hands that it became a lie I still believe

And I’ve wanted to set this whole globe on fire

Strike a match to the earth and watch the whole thing burn

Indiscriminately

And I’ve wanted to pull down the clouds from their place in the sky

And fly up there myself

Let the rain burst from my body instead