Chemical Wedding

the submissive are 

juggling sound bites, 

uncertain 

dictation

alienation 

is a modern currency,

our foundation of worth 

is constructed from birth, 

you are an explosion 

of both love and desire,

an age-old fire 

burning deep inside

a union of two,

propelled into life

thrust from the womb

into the birthing room,

confusion takes hold

you didn’t ask for this

you didn’t ask to exist

in the teenage years 

you feel worn,

at middle age you wish 

you’d never been born