Thursday, January 27, 2011

53, I miss that confidence

You are beautiful, you don't deserve me- what happened? I don't ever remember being this sad


 


 

For My Death, Long in Coming


 

Hello

I am sorry to take your motherly hand

You are beautiful, you don't deserve me

Heads like mine are bound to go extinct


 

Yes, soon

Formaldehyde, calla lilies burdening my church's altar

My father's shoulders defeated in the pew

But I want you to know this


 

-when i was eleven i stood in the breathing emerald jungle and hung my toes over the edge. below, a punchbowl of sunreflected blue. i took a deep breath, and jumped.

the water felt like featherlight uppercuts.-


 

It's alright, I understand

For such a life, such colors, such laughing, I owe the universe some marrow

This is payback, only.

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