The ink flowing
The cursor moving
The violent firing of neurons
Then
As suddenly as it started
The ink dries
The cursor stops
And your mind closes once more
The limitation
The limitation
The horrific breaking of a verse
The inconceivable removal of flow
The-
I can’t remember the rest
Or can I?
We are built off our limitations
Although we never think
Never stop and wonder
Maybe that limitation is what makes us
Who we are
The limitation
The limitation
The cursor stops once more
The flow breaks as your ink dries
You stare blankly
We are not bound by our limitations
The limitations are bound by life
And death itself
We are
Yet we are not
Only broken apart by-
I can’t remember the rest
Or can I?
The sweet melody of a song
The smooth rhymes of a poem
The literary genius of a writer
Your cursor stops
You are not any of those
You are better
You are worse
Your song is discordant
And strong
Your poems in blank verse
The rhymeless cacophony diverse
Your writing not slewn with figurative language
The straightforward anguish
Wait-
Did I just?
Ironic, isn’t it?
How our limitations can be broken
How we are not bound
As a species
By the things that,
By meaning should bind us?
Throw off your chains
And-
I can’t remember the rest
Or can I?
So when someone asks you if you can fly
Let your wings erupt
Out of your back
And take flight
You goddamn fucking angel
Or don’t
Are you bound by limitation?
Or is limitation bound by you?
When someone asks you your limitations
Slap them upside the face
Protest
Break the chains they create
Yell and scream
Make yourself heard
The limitation
The limitation
Can go burn
In the crucifixion of your belief
The dumpster fire of your faith
The goddamn guillotine of your soul
Fight the power
Fight the limitation
And above all remember to-
Uhhhhhh…
I honestly can’t remember the rest
Or can I?
Maybe I can
Maybe I can’t
What does it matter?
Or maybe
Our voice
However discordant it may be
However violent it may sound
Is the only thing that exists
So if the status quo
Has you down
Tear it apart
Rip it to shreds
And implant yourself
In place of your limitations
Above all
Above all
Oh, shit!
I finally remember
Screw your goddamn limitations