"release"

release and breathe
we pushed down pain, tamped further down
the juice and grist and matted clot
of what remained
apart from what we knew we ought
to save for later - cut and paste
to put upon a higher shelf
exhibited,
Exhibit "A":
debase yourself,

and push down pain.
Tamp all the meat and love
and juice and blood and heat
of all you felt, into the funnel
of this cool and dully-gleaming mill
then turn the crank, and push down
from above
you've earned your fill
of love
and hell. Just push down pain,
and see what comes
of it
of this.

one wish,
unwell