Literature
advice.
i.
you can't erase me
like an incorrect answer.
I have started to learn
that being wrong
is nectar,
taste it like honey
at the back of your throat,
embrace it the way
your spine would embrace
your mattress after a long, tiring day.
you cannot rub it away;
this is our natural tattoo.
engrave it on your skin,
remind yourself
that the path you walk
is forever under construction.
the important thing
is that we keep building.
ii.
we have an instinct to fight.
not long ago
I may have compared humans
to intricate things like roses,
but now I think
we are stronger than that.
call us white blood cells.
we do not rest.
our battles are internal