there we were
in the bloodshot sky
where crystal stars
helped us bide the time
and crimson rivers
dried under my sleeve
I made the promise not to spill them
on the world
again
it was as if you ****** all
the cold and dark
from my skin
gave it back to the universe
because she wears it far prettier
than I
Dec 18, 2020
Dec 18, 2020 at 12:44 AM UTC
the carousel finds light
in the trite
the old and the good company
the worn horses where we got sick
and every spin since is vertigo
when we were here last it was as if
a newborn crawled from my cautious skin
and I was pure again, with you
cotton candy smile to rot the core of me
fate, a stout devil, missing teeth
killer queen grin
flips the switch and then
I am here alone
with the chewing gum pavement
and your last dollar for the skill crane
if only we could be beautiful,
and childlike again
wrapped up in all the things
mothers warn their little ones of
Dec 15, 2020
Dec 15, 2020 at 11:27 AM UTC
Fingers lock like
lips on weddings
white virginal dress
the last pretense of purity
before being someone
else’s
She is untamable and I think
she laughs more than she can
bear, air in her ribcage
squeezing a heart that sighs
with happiness
Remember this moment
because it will be one of the few
where you can almost
be in control,
to have her tangible
and not dancing off
into twilight,
leaving you alone
She is like the tides
you know when and where
she will return
but it is the absence that makes
you wish for a moment
that the moon would hide
Dec 15, 2020
Dec 15, 2020 at 2:08 AM UTC