saige

saige Jun 2018

so i slam the door and shut my eyes
and make it stop, brother
make it stop
see?
i can't sleep
so i scratch at the lock
and scribble on your wall
upside down and in the dark,

they ****** me up
but i will never tell you
just how much

saige Jun 2018

she comes and goes in waves and-

i thought about her again
all night

imagined taking her
curled lashes
and freckled skin
and crimped hair
and plush lips
to germany
to buy her a pretzel
as big as her face
although,
not half as golden
then clubbing through munich
and berlin
and maybe dublin
on the way back
no strings attached,
you know?

i could work every hour
between now and
whenever

she wants to go to germany

she used to tell me all the time
five years ago
when she wanted to go
to oak island
and every flea market
and guardians of the galaxy
and planet fitness
and sweet frog
and bed
with me

and as of last night,
i am sure
i'd still go anywhere
with that girl

saige Jun 2018

Our Childhood Home Has Ghosts That Look Like Us

You dared me to run away
I dared you to stay
Then took it back, just in case
You took it as a challenge

Someday, we'll escape
Together or not
It's really all the same
When we're already
Too late

and yesterday,
the ghost that has your face
dared me to close the shades
and paint the walls
with my brains

saige Jun 2018

sibling snippet 12

i taught you how to ride a bike
write your name, and tie a tie
now you show me how to drive
sign my name, and live a lie

growing up
just keeping up
with you

saige Jun 2018

but it smelled so good

you fried some kale
on the grill
in the dark
you said gordon would be proud
you smoked some ***
i watched your eyes blush
as you burnt some
asparagus
you said you didn't love me
then you ate alone
because i left you
because the cat was
killing a mouse, somewhere
and i didn't want to hear it

saige Jun 2018

kentucky

you killed a little birdie
with an open beak
and big blue feet
you made him bleed
you shred his wings
before he even
got to fly

how can i survive
your cuddles tonight
your big green eyes
and chest of white
and purrs so light
and fur so slight
so airy you could
fly

no

go sleep alone
for the first time

out of character
yet in our nature

saige Jun 2018

As I Fall From This Rooftop

Count the stars just like I taught you
Connect the dots until you can't
Help but watch the sky
Roar to life again
And then
Trace the clouds just like we used to
Lasso shapes until you can't
Help but watch the world
Soar on by again