Adrenaline

They tighten the laces on the wings of flight,
stretching the silk so it pulls firmly upon muscles that have lain dormant
tying back annoyances as if they are merely human troubles

Feeling the strength deep within one’s bones, that’s how one is alive
with a shotgun and a stolen heartbeat, they’re off, gasping for breath

Abominations and Encouragement line the edges of minds
perverting the naïve thoughts, marring their purity and eloquence
turning them poisonous
surging past the lives of a million suns, focused on the relevancy of another whisper
in a sense, slaying the knowledge of the ages

Blood is boiling in a sequence of fierce drainage
shadows trail behind, smooth and sultry, waiting
to remember your mistakes
to steal the monoxide straight from your lungs

A glimmer of the past sneaks up and rocks on your heels
this radical race
will never end

So please dissect the ways we fail.