headlight on whites of concrete rain’s not trying to compete with your memory of snow
Tag: poetry
A River of Stones #2
early slush on wet stone the edge of a dragging foot preserved, a promised freeze
A River of Stones #1
blinds askew reveal blue wind’s been through the night
Poem: Sho(v)e|s
my revolution wears dirt like lipstick and god d|ess the blood is gorgeous if you’d just get close enough to taste my scrapes under gauze & plaster I fell on the ice again in practical shoes I’m not authentic —…
Poem: Drinking Games
enough whiskey for the vampire to get drunk off me enough wine to believe he prays for my forgiveness enough beer to cry in stranger’s lap —your eyes look dark —we’ve been out all night not enough champagne to make connection…
Poem: What Keeps Me Awake
his bones resurface from the ashpit whenever I think I’ve crushed his final nib & forklifted more lush flames onto his grounds last week it was a hand passed itself up through char & cupped compacted crater lip clunk clunk…