hard to hold
we are mad. vicious. eviscerated.
grounded, underground
white hands drive us into the casket
you come up my throat like a tidal wave
twisting and turning, idiosyncratic
i blink you back, shake you off,
lids locked like a safe
eyes like stones in the sockets
out of the vacuum, the air is so heavy, i slip
underwater for an instant, two loves in the corner,
peeling back the scalp and diving into the gold
the flood is neck-high, laps at the backs of our ears
say we're in it together, sharpening our hearts on the edges of eagles
poor paroxysms, electric reactions, stiff as a bullet against my bones
stiff like your shadow in sleep.
splashing onto the floorboards
squinting into the sun
looking for another day to come to the rescue
grounded, underground
white hands drive us into the casket
you come up my throat like a tidal wave
twisting and turning, idiosyncratic
i blink you back, shake you off,
lids locked like a safe
eyes like stones in the sockets
out of the vacuum, the air is so heavy, i slip
underwater for an instant, two loves in the corner,
peeling back the scalp and diving into the gold
the flood is neck-high, laps at the backs of our ears
say we're in it together, sharpening our hearts on the edges of eagles
poor paroxysms, electric reactions, stiff as a bullet against my bones
stiff like your shadow in sleep.
splashing onto the floorboards
squinting into the sun
looking for another day to come to the rescue