One can only slide between pitches

Anger is not the offspring of circumstance;
it is born out of unsolicited existence
in a panopticon, where we are free
to role-play yesterday with a descant dawn—
for the sake of tomorrow that never quite happens
in the realm of phonetic empathy and burnt dinners
triggering the fire alarm in the tenement every other day.


More words to ponder at maciejmodzelewski.com

Substitute hunting

Armed and determined, I prowl the interiors of my humble dwelling.
My weapon? A tightly folded premium kitchen towel. My prey? A fat,
buzzing housefly. But damn if I don’t feel like a real seasoned hunter.
And everything would be just fine if only I knew where the unsettling
sense of misplaced anger came from.