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“You cannot commit the crime until you have become the crime itself” — The Buddha
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Crime is bliss. What do you need? Whatever
it is it is gone. The night kissed me, said,
“go and look for it.” But why would horror
want to be reclaimed? You were not misled
when they said life sucks. It does. Like people
who call themselves Buddhists — already they’re
doing it all wrong. I lost my Jekyll
(or was it my Hyde?) my thrill, my nightmare,
all that I could carry in a spare bag
and say, “hands up!” I don’t hate the Buddha,
just his followers. Take what you need. Greed
is god. Don’t feel too bad. If you need swag
you need swag. “Crime is bliss,” is my mantra,
because, apparently, that’s what I need.
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