the head of a deer (six-point buck) lolled out of the truck bed. the headlights illuminated his corpse. he stared into my face with frozen eyes. moisture still clung to his nose, shining dully in the sickly artificial light. blood flowed from his wound, down his face, to the cold earth below. at my feet ( Read more... )

a subtle ache electrifies my eyelids, runs the length of the gold-green haze spinning and swirling, or fluttering, above stoic monolith trunks. the end--approximately, the periphery--unfettered of the canopy, is painless ( Read more... )

only a moment ago, we had nothing but time ( Read more... )

the bruise bequeaths the kiss a reason ( Read more... )

i swear that as long as god gives me breath, i will be here for you..

and the brine splashes my cheeks, tender though it falls, for no god has sparked breath into those lungs for six years...

the riddles have been peeled away; it seemed so right to paint these puzzles into you , didnt it, but i've unmapped the strategies and pulled the lines around your throat. what seemed out of reach is not only in grasp but so fragile , sneeze hard and i can burn down your entire world. i can make the sun turn its back on you , i could make all ( Read more... )

swallow around what we're ignoring til it hardens into an iron spike in my throat ( Read more... )

it was the cruelest disappearance we could imagine ( Read more... )

the promise is crueler than the silence was. thirsting for the big fuck off and die , our final bitter connection before i burn every beautiful thing you gave to me. the waiting comes in waves , sends that delicate ache rippling shocks through each fiber of muscle , each fluttering eyelash that wished to escape. 11:11 , my lids slammed shut on the ( Read more... )

i hungered for the fall - but the impact left me wanting.

[NOW WHAT. and you look over , as though it's up to me.]

i never said i'd give you what [you thought] you needed.
i never even fucking said hello.

break your own bones this time.
i might take it into consideration.