A light tea before her reading
so I can focus on her words
seek out their meaning
refrain her rhythms
define her rhymes
listen for her killer lines.
A music too rich to revise.

I'd rather have bad days with you,
Than good days without you.

The night sky above us was splattered with stars.
Millions of them.
Galaxies and constellations right before our eyes.
The universe was dancing and rejoicing
To a cadence that could not be heard, but only felt.

SKIN AND BONES
SCRATCHING AT YOUR DOOR
WHISPERING
"DON'T EAT ANYMORE."
CUT YOUR SKIN
LET THE BLOOD RUN DRY
TEARS COVER YOUR FACE
DON'T TELL THEM WHY.
SAY YOU'RE ALRIGHT
PRETEND THAT YOU'RE FINE
ACT LIKE YOU'RE NOT DYING
DEEP DOWN INSIDE.
BE AN ACTRESS
MAKE THEM BELIEVE
THAT YOU DON'T HAVE MARKS
UNDERNEATH YOUR SLEEVES.
PEOPLE WILL REALIZE
WHEN ITS ALL TOO LATE
YOU'RE ALREADY IN YOUR CASKET
AND THEY'RE DIGGING YOUR GRAVE.