Until the credits roll, while an upholstered arm
and a floor that’s lava are all that separates
a heart beating into futon from
a breath accelerating over sofa,
Tag: writing
Espionage
I’d always swing my leg, duck my head,
and weight my balance sideways,
maneuvering through barriers
that I would have called an alarm system
Starboard
first published in Suburban Witchcraft Magazine
Read More »sclera
two pupils,
in and out
Feelings
first the twist of leaves,
tight as an icicle
you / lamb
(decision letter erasure after Bleating Thing)
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haiku #10
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The souls I wouldn’t try to fix,
the compliments I didn’t give,
and all the hearts who never asked
for mine to be so earnest—
Wind Sang
When the hawk lifted above the goats
grazing on the mountain,
into the mist-filtered,
sun-kissed sky,
Honor
You draw your knee closer to you in the sand,
tilt it, push it back
as the tide rushes out.