Monthly Archives: June 2014
Sink/Swim
Pull me out from under the weight of myself; I’m sinking and I can’t breathe. Don’t leave me here to drown. Don’t leave me here alone. I am terrified, and I know that I am worthless without you. The only … Continue reading
If you ever
Don’t you love the way your hands fit to my throat? Don’t you love how you can reduce me to nothing? I am nothing, everything. Yours, and gone. If you ever loved me, if you ever knew me, if I … Continue reading
They would never know
They would never know the things that he had done to make sure they were safe. They would never know the things that he had done to make sure they had a place to stay. They would never know all … Continue reading
I am made of
I was thinking about taking the time to peel the petals from the sun, speaking the words, saying all of the delight that has ever been milk and blood and honey nails. I am made of poppy, full of forgetting … Continue reading
Breathtaking
She sits down at the bottom of the pool and stares up through the clear waves, the sunlight dappling down through goldgreen willow leaves. This is a memory of childhood. This moment will never come again. She stares up — … Continue reading