his wife upstairs with the boyssends hate through the floor in her sleepi am gathering all the things i have left behindon previous visits; soggy shoes an old coata purse with a smelly glass pipeif it be the last time let it be the bestthe snow has just begun to meltbut in the car thisContinue reading “nocturne: exit wounds”
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nocturne: voodoo doll
i didn’t know the quilt wasn’t finishedor i would have waited to use itbut i realized this too latewhen i noticed all the pinsstuck in medozens piercing all the way throughmy hands and feetthe bed full of sharp ends i start with tweezersbut it’s a big jobso i ask dad for plierspulling them out inContinue reading “nocturne: voodoo doll”
nocturne: what you love will kill you
there is a curse on this townblank eyes and slack wordless tonguesslide between nervous commonfolkwho don’t know the word “zombie”the river gone still and brackishthe children stay inside humanity responds to mysterywith superstition and ritualtoday it is my turnto run a mile between the pale onesif you touch one, they sayyou’ll become onei don’t thinkContinue reading “nocturne: what you love will kill you”
nocturne: i stayed dirty and thirsty
yard work is hard workand sod won’t grow on sandbut i put the pieces where i’m toldit’s my job, after all lili wants to ride a roller coastershe asks me to choose onethat won’t flip her upside downthe pier has a few choicesi take her to the onewith the animatronic elephantswearing business suitsher wallet isContinue reading “nocturne: i stayed dirty and thirsty”
mattress dungeon 