There will always be wound:
I have dreamt of blade
through [my / your] skin.
This is where I’ve found myself: King Jr
with application for concealed
weapon permit.
Ready to press pistol into temple[s].
This is where I’ve found myself: with the gun,
in front of a line of tanks.
Run me over and hear
my skull pop louder
than congregation’s praise.
I am like a trapped animal:
not afraid to gnaw through
my own leg. And when
they must: [my / your] teeth
sharpen against [my / your] bones.