at what point did admiration
turn to abhorrence? at 12
elation
from those that delve
into scrolls
and scrolls of scripture.

when did it change?
did the relationship with Dad
increase in range
when the Step died?
when his knot wasn’t
tied
did he dispense
with language that then…
(sighed)
when everything he tried doesn’t
make sense?
when…

then again,
that may just be me…

when was he ok with it?
that it made
loved ones spit
and laid
him on a slab of wood.
he could
have said…
no.

at what point after 12
did he know
those that delve
into scrolls
and scrolls of scripture
would crow
holes in his hands
and rupture
inside him.

does it still fester
or is it just me?

sorry…