Cupio dissolvi

A collection of poems that I wrote in a burst of hasty inspiration on a cold morning. I prefer to think of them as an extended monologue that I chose to write down and share as a form of catharsis. The title, Cupio dissolvi, is a Latin phrase that literally translates to mean 'I wish to be dissolved'. It has two meanings - in a Christian context, it is used to express longing for the soul to be able to finally leave the Earthly world and enter eternal life in Heaven and experience Paradise in the company of Christ. The second meaning, in a more secular context, expresses a more profane and masochistic desire for self-destruction or the rejection of existence. It is the second meaning that I use in relation to these poems, and it will make more sense to think of them in terms of this context. The first one is more a pleasant irony in this situation, I feel, but I leave the reader to make up their own mind.