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Eucharist

Inside me there are bones,Forgotten, takenFor granted, my humanness—the epiphenomenon of thoughtIs stuffed insideThis body,This blood. Was there original gloryBefore original sin?The curse of creation and the roller coaster ride—I am East of Eden, wandering,Trying… Read More »Eucharist

The Other Self

It begins, always, with desire,The one that brought you here—Success and failure,You estimate your need. Begin at onceCommunicateDictateViolateYou are the same as you have always been. You said my name once, twice—I looked around the… Read More »The Other Self

Death Notice

For years I thought I would dieAloneAnd any day now(Feels like every day now).I am awake, a living nightmare, andAloneLike Jesus in the gardenWithout holy bloodOr friends.I am afraid to open my eyes,Afraid to close them,Afraid… Read More »Death Notice

Ruptured

Snap back, lightningCollision, crush(ed) I amFrankenstein’s MonsterAnd a sad smile from lips that bleed. I have fallen all my life, fallenHead snapped back against the concrete floor,Seeing stars, feeling the shake and sloshOf jelly brains,… Read More »Ruptured

The Drowned

The first one, I guess, drowned in the swimming pool… Neighbors said, “You ain’t got nobody extra—why is that?” But I didn’t know. We lost their names, the little ones. I need that kid’s things… Read More »The Drowned

Retrograde

Some days I forgetEverythingI know and everything that matters–*poof* My baby girl is twenty one.The days of baby joy are gone–distantMemories, bright as the Morning Star,Roll up from the horizon, drop down again.Soon I will be too… Read More »Retrograde

My Last Day

If this were my last day, the day beforeThey shut my eyes, turn me to ash, spread me outLike powdered sugar across the world’s pancake– I would want to talk to Jesus,Tell Him, “Hey, thanks,… Read More »My Last Day

lux/cantatio

And there you are, breaking my skyline,Low puffs and the placid sea—Morning or evening?The Silver Sun shimmies free,Shakes her hips loose, does the Fire DanceWith me. And there you are, breaking your silenceThe wintry frost… Read More »lux/cantatio