"And Then, There Is Destruction”, by Taylor Fox (read by Yuugenshou)

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You’re listening to Poetry Month on The Voice of Dog.

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This is Rob MacWolf

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your fellow traveler,

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and Today we present a poem

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by Taylor Fox, also known as Aaron Gerst, also known as Star Ringer,

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who hopes if you're interested in his art, you'll feel comfortable seeking it

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out. He'll be found at Star_Ringer

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on platforms including Twitter,

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Blue Sky, Fur Affinity,

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and SoFurry. Read by Yuugenshou,

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Wolf of Wanderlust.

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Please enjoy Destruction is a part of existence.

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I do not want to destroy my art.

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How could I? But I must.

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Concept must be cracked,

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shorn, broken, cut,

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and shattered, if it is ever to be in the same reality where I stand.

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I do not have, precisely,

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a worry that I will ruin it in translation.

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I know I will. An idea is pristine.

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An idea is perfect.

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But it must be realized.

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There is pain in creation,

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because it is also destruction.

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I've accepted imperfection.

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But what agony it is

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to subject perfection

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to the torture of realization.

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Please pardon my own imperfection,

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perfect little thought.

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If only you had come to someone better than I am.

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Someone with strength,

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resilience, and skill.

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But what misfortune,

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perfect little thought,

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that you would not be,

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except from my mind,

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and my mind alone.

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I shall do right by you.

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To be forgotten is a greater death than destruction.

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I promise to us both,

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to try. I shall destroy you,

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that you may be created.

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And if only one other being

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in all of creation experiences us

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and understands us,

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we will have succeeded.

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Forgive me. This was

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"And Then, There Is Destruction”,

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by Taylor Fox, read for you by Yuugenshou,

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Wolf of Wanderlust..

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Thank you for listening

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to The Voice of Dog.