Listen…
I crave to be taken as I am Unvarnished Raw Contradictory Exploratory Unfinished I was brought into this world Raw and bathed in bodily fluids God knows I have chased the bodily fluids Merging mine with theirs Coveting the spontaneous combustion Of chest against chest Of lips against lips The only sin is Not to have loved But wet as I am I will leave here crusty and desiccated Every drop used up Given and shared I will be a dry empty shell All the precious moisture spent The fluids given back Until all that persists Is my spirit Soaring above the heaving plains I will give myself to you Gladly Joyfully All I ask Is that you take all of me Every last shred The rough with the smooth The broken with the sublime The dark with the luminous I am indivisible One true creation Under God If you want me You must take me As I am I will be taken as I am Or not at all
— Kevin Carrel Footer, March 2024
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