How to kill a self

Two versions of me, wielding knives

Both have sworn unimpeachable, unbreachable oaths, on their lives

About to face off in an arena, the crowd wild

Going to try and pry open the other’s throat

One must die, cannot lead two lives at this time

My lost suitcase full of convincing masks and notes for unused lies

Elaborate plans, maps of unfound planets, forbidden files

Can be found somewhere between Liffey Street and the Khyber Pass

Tracing subtle glyphs with my key travels, heatmapping

Praising cybergods by keytapping, blasphemous passages

Designed to make paladins defy God’s design

Marks of old fire unwashable, on the walls of the conquered palace.

Leave a comment