This Delusion

I broke as I wrote—
As I was broken I had to write
Did I write ‘cause I was broken?
Or did I break ‘cause I wrote?
The cause of the writing
Or the cause of the breaking
Always eludes me—including the writing
Including the breaking
The writing or breaking precludes either/or
Or either the writing or breaking are precluded by neither
In this delusion of breaking and writing
Writing and breaking
Ouroboros snaking . . . the writing and breaking
Breaking and writing is the delusion
And the conclusion . . .

What I’m Reading:

Americans thought they had the right to be heard. They viewed themselves important and integral and interesting, but after talking to as many as he had Billy Ray knew the opposite to be true.

— Sam Tallent / Running the Light