Car alarms and busy bodies ( Read more... )

the night we made the kill, new faces were etched on the sullen moon ( Read more... )

i will dress you in a dream catcher ( Read more... )

i memorize the ways your fingers
wrap around my chess piece
as you check me

out

and

off

your

to do list.

thank you for reminding me my flesh
is recyclable.
reusable.
discard(able).

and i thank you, love for reminding
me rug burn and cum stains
are
temporary.

stand still ( Read more... )

i watch her
dance
as the pavement beneath us began
to split open

some screams are unforgettable
they haunt you
late Sunday night
while you are
brain-fucking yourself
till morning

some say it was a tragic accident
which left her neck with the (dis)ability
to never look back

we make love to the beat
of sirens which ring out
red and yellow
on tops of ambulances
carrying those
convulsing
their last hellos

what a tragedy to leave
this world
critically cared
with IVs
instead of
skin
to skin

last night
i gave birth
to myself
in a dollar store
cheap
cheap
cheap
selling myself short
would be an understatement

i walked home and
built
a timeline
which uncovered
that lies
were invented
at the precise moment
mass consumption of alcohol
became a social ritual

when you speak it is in foreign tongues ( Read more... )

i met a man today
he said never pay attention to the rain
but its pouring
flicked his cigarette and walked away
i'm
left
sittin' here
wondering
what to do
about the
rain