Anti-Oedipus

“For him, Oedipus is about the development of the child’s capacity of a new way to use symbols”
—Sherry Turkle, ‘Why are you here?’

“You sleep on it or sing to it / Mamma Mamma”
—Ted Hughes, ‘Song for a Phallus’

It’s a twist in the tale!
                                And it isn’t

A fictional dragon, unfortunately, but the worst thing
That anyone could ever do to you
And your empathy for them, for you must

Come to understand horror (it’s the only way) along with knowing
How they can never come back from that.
                                                                I spoke to God (honestly! Ignore

Every formality outside your belly!) and I pleaded
For Them to change things: they only said, “It is

How it is until the end. But you’ll learn to live with it.”

Senseless bastard.