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Prying Open The Fold

from The Body Is Not Sacred (Complete) by Everson Poe

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there is no turning back
a sky of muted black
a path is laid before her feet

an introspective mind
a chasm formed inside
the soul can’t be divided

what are these vessels
but prisons of flesh?

could i absorb you into me?
a twin in utero
could i become a living host?
a pandrogyne composed

you always brought out the worst in me

could i remove this wickedness?
the ache within my gut?
could i become a person, whole?
without a surrogate?

you always brought out the worst in me
but i tied that noose myself

a vast migration
of souls in torment
a population
comprised of ghosts
the great deception
of our oppressors
the longing hope of
our troubled hearts
a false identity
a forced duality
the face i recognize
but never as my own
i feel her breathing
down my spine
a spectral shadow
a wickedness divine

i writhe in darkness
shy away from the light
sequestered by fear
paralyzed by my plight
i sleep in circles
while the fire grows cold
i ask forgiveness
prying open the fold

the beast comes to call

scorch the earth
(let it burn)

have i earned your scorn?
openly i mourn
marching to my death
there’s truly nothing left

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from The Body Is Not Sacred (Complete), released April 13, 2018

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Everson Poe Chicago, Illinois

Everson Poe is Mae Shults: a trans, queer, multi-instrumentalist from Chicago. Often in collaboration with various vocalists, she balances elements from many diverse genres while maintaining the goal of merging beauty with loudness. She has been releasing music as Everson Poe for over a decade.

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