The tightly clenched jaw–grinding, constricted, stemming bile. The overwide
Eyes–red, burning, tearing
Manifest and scientific view
Cosmic nihilism and virtue
Those of a broader intelligence know that there is no distinction between the real
And the unreal–affronts both actual and perceived and imagined
Determinism and morality
Reconciled by consciousness
Product of circumstance
That you must own
Now it’s time to list a name in the catalog of grievances. Pain and pain and pain
Again sealed within a book, a thought, a fleeting memory. Pain and pain and pain
Again crushed beneath a boot, a fist, a passing glance