I watch the moths bounce off,
And imagine every attempt
I’ve ever made to love.
I feel the night like they do,
I feel the flight like they do, futile,
And remaining drawn to the flames;
If only to pray upon altars ash.
And when the goddess leans
To burn once more,
When the mosquito licks my arm;
I scratch and scratch and scratch
To bleed;
I hope the one next to me,
I hope she slices when I sleep,
I hope she plants flowers,
I hope she was jubilant,
And if only for those few hours.
May 26, 2016
May 26, 2016 at 10:45 PM UTC
I watch the moths bounce off,
And imagine every attempt
I’ve ever made to love.
I feel the night like they do,
I feel the flight like they do, futile,
And remaining drawn to the flames;
If only to pray upon altars ash.
And when the goddess leans
To burn once more,
When the mosquito licks my arm;
I scratch and scratch and scratch
To bleed;
I hope the one next to me,
I hope she slices when I sleep,
I hope she plants flowers,
I hope she was jubilant,
And if only for those few hours.
