hey, lover / jesus of smoky sighs / grieving
wind / liquorice cigarettes / white skirts and
daddy’s gun / do you still cut your face /
out of photos / every picture /
a shadow / of a shadow / of a boy with /
golden veins / shark bites in the morning /
coffee stains at night / both of us lost /
between window panes.
you were in the water this morning / goldenrod /
opheliac / dragonfish / driving with covers blown /
and lights off / stars watching like satellites / our
hearts never move / and ribs never break / we are
marlboro red and salmon-eyed / fool’s gold /
all hearths made of oceans / all hearts made of dreams.
and baby / baby / baby / can you hear me / i miss your
teeth / tongue / snow-stained love / puppy eyes / where is your /
tableau / of / heartland winds / city smoke / blood /
ripe oranges / on the window / under my nails / between
my teeth / my aching teeth / fragmented / at the bottom
of the pool / we’ll push against the water / and baby / baby /
did you know / that bodies float / because of love /
so much love / left unspent / in coronary absences /
and midsummer evulsions / because i know / i know /
all we are is breath / and body / and god / and body.