Tag Archives: poetry
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
What you own
I know you’re out there in the dark night, watching me, drinking up my blood and tears. I know you’re out there, in the cold black, dreaming me, sleeping silent all these years. I am the brilliance of the constellations … Continue reading
Dwindling
Everything inside of me is withering up you see; what of me I wanted to give to you I had wanted to be a font, a fountain, a rushing pulse of wet life, all bloody and brilliant. I have nothing … Continue reading
Just Like You Were
She’s all knives of fire just like you were. She’s all rage and hatred and love just like you were. In this place, this version of us that never existed, you never knew her face, but she was a beauty, … Continue reading
Bleeding Out
First cut, to bite deep into the bracelets of fortune; second cut, to lay open the fault lines; third cut, to make it like a hat trick. How many times must I show you the insides of everything I have … Continue reading