acidic persistence in brown
seep through my sinewy
solid form, leak and push and leak.
mire.
to find the pores a strain
rarely are we what we
seem, presented as impermeable, succumbing to sludge.
soggy lengths peel away
drop and pile as remains to
unveil rotted wooden base, the structure upon which we grew.
ballast.
deep night gusts in moans, swallows sweeping gulps, but she never
loosens grip on his trembling hand.
wail, wail.
flee.
squinted eyes pry her purpose, white skin begs her warmth.
and she is genuine. and she is safe. and she is tender. she envelops him, leaving no room for uncertainty in his narrow box of bed. she holds him through the night, sweaty flesh matted to flannel.
through wooden window frame, sun stirs his slumber.
and he startles to discover he is alone.
the finest things impress me now:
the blue. of. sky. and soft. of. skin.
(before this thing, time swelled a stench over my flaccid form;
every shut eye would read a last kiss,)
but everything's different when no one knows your face.
have i reached age twenty without ever putting together a resume'? now i'm applying for a job that requires one, and i face a huge stumbling block of not knowing contact information for nearly any of my former employers. i've always been given jobs on the spot. i've never been through this stressful multiple interview process. i'm not sure how i feel about professionalism right now.
that starts out descriptive, and locates a time and a place
like a dinner table where a whole family is just sitting down to say grace
an old, old song that moves into action, taking its sweet, sweet time
and waits until we all say amen, again and again in rhyme . . .
Amelia and I were in a bookstore in Austin and we saw it. She said "Yeah, I've heard this is really good"
To which I replied "Yes! You must read it. It scared me so much when I first read it because I'd just moved into a new house.
ive actually been thinking about it... i just dont wanna piss my dad off so bad that he stops paying for my apartment hahahaha. but who knows, maybe next year ill do it anyways.