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In The Blood

from Ontogeny by Jason Yellen

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I'm in the blood;
You're in the world.
I know you never are
What my body is.
I'm in the bones;
You're in the air.
I know you never feel
What my body does.

I am afraid of myself,
Afraid to be known.
Don't notice my motions.
Don't notice me still.

I am not as you are,
Pouring through life,
Free and so clean.
I creep through the body
To the space beneath dreams.

I am a secret.
I am a sorrow.
I am reproach...

But, maybe you aren't free,
And maybe I am.
Maybe you aren't so clean
And maybe I am.
Maybe my body doesn't
Work like a man's.

I'm in the blood;
You're in the world.
I know you never are
What my body is.
I'm in the bones;
You're in the air.
I know you never feel
What my body does.

Could we ever be the same?
Your bright eyes feeding the earth.
I grow deeper and strange.

I am ashamed of myself.
The way I feel wants,
The way that I feel,
This need to desire,
My wish to be real.

I am not as you are,
Pouring through life
Like some cycle of nature,
Making your way
Between growth and decay.

I am a shield,
A sheath, always un-naked.
Always unseen.
I am not clean.
Dripping in flesh
Replacing myself,
A quiet machine.

I am a purpose.
I am a mission.
I am incomplete...

But, maybe you aren't free,
And maybe I am.
Maybe you aren't so clean
And maybe I am.
Maybe my body doesn't
Work like a man's.

I'm in the blood;
You're in the world.
I know you never are
What my body is.
I'm in the bones;
You're in the air.
I know you never feel
What my body does...

I am not as you are...

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from Ontogeny, released July 11, 2020

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