Sunday, March 29, 2026

from kierkegaard's cupboard

this muggy poultice soaked in sweat
that is the body and the body’s pain
the fatigue of evening and the daylight’s drain

i believe in the forgiveness of sins
but as i understand that doctrine
one must bear punishment in this world
for such a state of grace to be achieved

my punishment is loneliness and grief
the prison of the self