chestnut eyes
roasting over flames in
salted lies. Or that proboscis
monkey nose swinging
like a pendulum in those
heated throes. Or those
elephant ears that double as
an umbrella. And those flapping
gums that sing a cappella. Or
that winter hill stripped bare
that sprouts no flowers, not
a sapling strand of tendrilled
hair. Erase the whole face
from me, eyes and nose, lips
and teeth. Take the body with
it too. Burn it all in the flue.
May 20
May 20, 2026 at 7:00 AM UTC
chestnut eyes
roasting over flames in
salted lies. Or that proboscis
monkey nose swinging
like a pendulum in those
heated throes. Or those
elephant ears that double as
an umbrella. And those flapping
gums that sing a cappella. Or
that winter hill stripped bare
that sprouts no flowers, not
a sapling strand of tendrilled
hair. Erase the whole face
from me, eyes and nose, lips
and teeth. Take the body with
it too. Burn it all in the flue.
