no wound
May 2025.
knuckles against your skin you
beat and beat and never bruise
(another failed inscription)
no marks
without anything to articulate
brand yourself—
PIG—
BEAST—
MEAT—
it means nothing
(no matter how deep you push)
it all fades
as soon as it's written
what you need is
MUTILATION
some way to define all this
DISFIGURATION
give name to this empty body
PUNISH ME
ACKNOWLEDGE ME
carve this no, this no-thing
this forgetting
at the heart of everything
into yourself
the blade cuts deep
no wound
and leaves