enclose yourself in that stand of red pines so i can demonstrate just how high they climb from the sand of their birth i wear my mother’s old ringon my smallest fingera stone for each childcomes up five gems shorti wear my mother’s namebound around my lips waste time with melet’s find an escapefrom theseContinue reading “it’s wasting time either way”
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toxic waste bucket brigade
call it a rewatch of a shitty movie that had a predictable ending the first time an endless regifting of love me to you to her to him a sweet package with a bow never meant for its final recipient and of course he won’t want it it’s monogrammed with your initials call it aContinue reading “toxic waste bucket brigade”
t-minus
i’m glad we get another autumnto pick a day to pick applesbut instead just buy themand walk by the riverand take elaborate posed photosnext to some pumpkinsand laugh we get another summerto watch the dog swimand eat ice cream sandwichesand seek respite from heatin the grocery storeduring peak tejano hoursi’m gonna wear colorful dresseswe’re gonnaContinue reading “t-minus”
closure
if nothing else i have to give thanksbecause i came out of thiswith an awareness of my greatnesswith the knowledge that love is real(and i have found it)with a reconnection to my souland my soulmateand the best damn partneri’ve ever had i have to give thanksfor learning which drugs i likei found uncrossable lineswithin myselfContinue reading “closure”
they were so alike
if you asked me whymy eyes are red and fulli’d say, i slept in my makeupwhich is true but leaves outthe end of that sentence:and i dreamed he came backhe was the same as beforei slapped him over and overhands stinging with glass splintersand when i tried to leavei had to squeeze past a powerContinue reading “they were so alike”
lachrymosal enthusiast
conventional wisdom saysno matter how much you crytears won’t wash awaythe sweetness of a good kissi’m an emotional connoiseurand crying beats kissingmost days of the weekstill: there were thingsi loved that haunt me last night a dark formclimbed into my dreamsand held me in place while i screamed for helpi woke up shaken andwondering ifContinue reading “lachrymosal enthusiast”
reverse dutch boy
the river of my desireonce seemed to flood & drownevery good thing i hadso i built a strong dam& let myself take small sipsfrom the lake that grewyear by year he took a sledgehammer& relentlessly swung &hacked giant holesthrough concrete & rebarstood firm in the rushlaughing as it soaked himhe said, there. you’re free.& thenContinue reading “reverse dutch boy”
kissing/tripping
lovely one in the darkwith the rainbow shiversglowing electric ley linesfrom fresh peachto violent violetunder your handsbetween your teeth gasping offstagefor once this is no performancebut a prayersacred unafraid offeredto the power that brought us here the softness the softnessstrikes like a lightning matchcrying crying into your open mouthbegging pleadingto taste you angelic holy divineContinue reading “kissing/tripping”
reasons for leaving your senses
the hot wind of frustrationmeets the cold front of isolationa hurricane builds on the horizonit calls itself by your secret name evacuation plans torn by windfrom their sweaty handsthe small people on the shoregrip beach sand with their toes whatever it is that keeps themholding to a home that is already lostbravery or idiocy orContinue reading “reasons for leaving your senses”
lock your own door
another genius dead by suicideto add to my lists of influencesand reasons i love youi fell asleep quickly and aloneand woke before my alarmanxious nausea sandwichedbetween long silent days you said you feel the most like yourselfwhen you are alone and i saidhoney that’s everyone that’s all of uswhen i am alone i am soContinue reading “lock your own door”
mattress dungeon 