when he comes back to life
his first thought
is his first
and when
while sitting beside the bathroom sink
instinctually shaking a pregnancy stick
he hears from an air vent what I would call
a frangible keening
he stands on the toilet
and chokes himself, his creamy hands
playing gentle theatrics
on his baby fat
neck
where I see a mark
as if he's been strangled
by the ghost of a snake
that when still
a snake
slithered
from the ashes
of a tree
the tree
it was made to love
Jul 13, 2013
Jul 13, 2013 at 1:56 PM UTC
when he comes back to life
his first thought
is his first
and when
while sitting beside the bathroom sink
instinctually shaking a pregnancy stick
he hears from an air vent what I would call
a frangible keening
he stands on the toilet
and chokes himself, his creamy hands
playing gentle theatrics
on his baby fat
neck
where I see a mark
as if he's been strangled
by the ghost of a snake
that when still
a snake
slithered
from the ashes
of a tree
the tree
it was made to love
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