Untitled: Depression never lifts a finger… by Benjamin Fisher

Benjamin Fisher

Untitled: Depression never lifts a finger…

Depression never lifts a finger, but rage—

                        IT

                                    Moves

                                                MOUNTAINS

            So says Lavinia; sliced tongue

            fingers and thumbs drawing

            clumsily

                        in

                                    the

                                                SAND

Praying for anger is not the same as angry prayers.

            Stay focused on the places you’ll go past,

beyond,

            without me.

The strong follows the weak now, wobbly steps

that will

            become more sure, but the weak can

only follow for

                        so long.

            Let the tide take the message away because

everyone hears, no one accepts—

            but who will be remembered longer,

            Achilles or Astynax?