Answer Unclear

A poem

K. A. Bennett
Nov 5 · 1 min read

If I burn a ton of sage
and clean my house
will the toxic energy stop
choking me in my own self-hate?

If I eat myself into a stupor
will disrespect and rejection
vanish into the fat pockets
where the comfort sugar goes?

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K. A. Bennett

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a poet and artist, mother, nature-seeking lover of the profound in the mundane

Poetic Ramblings From the Spiritual Abyss

A collection of poems and prose.

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