You said something that you shouldn’t have ’Cause I Feel spoiled by kindness, and Call it what you will My love’s too big to fail You don’t say anything You don’t say anything You don’t say anything anymore December moon all in silver Full and greedy Some hunger keeps my heart beating, and All the space that we occupy It’s not the sleeping alone...Learn More

She dug her nails into the bulk of me Reminded me of who I’ll never be What kinds of things don’t belong to me She twisted her wrist to insult the injury How long can I fake it? Arms crossed like a stress blanket Arms crossed Disconnected imagery And a troubled frequency I want to write about every color I’ve seen Bike reclaimed by the ivy Cicada...Learn More

There’s a slow burn in behaviors unlearned Soft or relentless, hard-earned patience Consistent work, and over-awareness I am afraid I’ve led others astray Mimicry in motion, sincerity in name Bitter-tasting potion and doubt growing shame Call it dramatic, an overreaction I didn’t ask you—my hurt is my own I felt the plates crack, I watched it...Learn More

These awful things I feel at night Settle in my bones to fossilize My bed is too small, but I grow into I grow into Slowly Slowly When my heart starts beating fast It’s echolocation—what’s bouncing back An image I see that is burned into It’s burning through Slowly Slowly Slowly Slowly I cannot discern how time passes I rely on beer bottles as...Learn More

Downy coat Letting loose its feathers, as if I am molting, like I am shedding This year completely And I face the cold Bare-skinned and ready I’m still as large as the world that I was born in I bear the weight of my essence every morning Loss of feathers doesn’t make my shadow any smaller I resolve to stand a little taller I resolve to stand a...Learn More

They lined their windows with salt Buried their dog in the front yard How he was so deeply loved, and He’ll spend his slumber standing guard Put on a brave face Your friends are waiting Your mom is calling You can’t stop running (Woo) When did you first realize Everything has a limited timeline? In the backseat, age four or five Tears on the...Learn More

Can’t look you in the eye Like a wolf at a campsite Wlary and shameful of taking the first bite It’s not that I don’t find you appealing Just don’t want to be too revealing Maybe one night, I’ll get drunk and I will tell you something honest Don’t know if it’s a prediction or if it’s a promise Did the tremor in my hand Crack my silver band? Did...Learn More

I need you like a horse needs a break in its leg I need you like I need to set fire to my bed Where you see and hear me now is my home And you are not allowed to cross this threshold You have no claim to it My body, my heart, or my friendship Where you see and hear me now is my home And you are not allowed to cross this threshold You were crying...Learn More