graze

It’s better and worse than you might imagine
In which my life becomes mythology
A spectacle to gawk
I’m the statue you can only glance at
It’s like staring at the sun

Inside my eyes there are cartoons
All grayscale and corroded
Showing flickering explosions
Of a world that has eroded

I make my body out of art
And an artist out of bodies
I move ghosts deep inside of you
And it’s my fault that you watch me
I should have picked a different form
If I craved some form of privacy

Sink into me

I crave the flesh like I crave the crucifix
Bite down on my neck so that I can finally feel it
A pound of flesh is only as good as the meat that you foster
Lock me in the barn so I can graze like I was made for
It’s disgusting to think about myself that way
It’s disgusting that you do too

I need you to remind me that everything is animated
And everything is drawn
Release me from my inhibitions
Make the rights all wrong