1.
press fireflies to
dirty ribcage, pulling
night's promise closer.
2.
make music
on lake surface to close eyes
to reflections.
3.
you are a lullaby
i sing
to sleep.
4.
i hear your voice
in the whisper
of waves.
5.
fingernails scratch
demons
in mind.
6.
autumn's snowflakes fall,
touched by wind; ground is a blank
canvas to their shades.
7.
mascara prints dawn pillows
8.
whispers
among ashes:
i'm here
9.
october scent
found in leaves, hidden
among letters
10.
yellow rubber
skims the surface;
quack quack.
11.
tiny prints
and children's laug
I noticed a ring on my finger by nycterent, literature
Literature
I noticed a ring on my finger
I
Swallow bird feathers raw
like empty caricatures
of unfilled bodies. Watch
the swallows streak across
blackwater puddles
and gulls dip white wings
in oily waves.
Swallow the sea-salt
and riptide currents and bones.
II
The distance between the beach
and city-linoleum kitchen: five feet.
Magazine on counter, cabinet
against the knee, neck and head
strung from shoulders.
Steps from the door; your lilac lips.
III
You are my cat, my Schrödinger experiment,
my nihilistic vice and wry intoxication.
You hear me - a patter of words and a look.
come
closer
cat.