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The space between your lips fills the void surrounding me And the vowels you hold,  like gently rocking infants, Long, slow sways,  side to ...

When I was small, I stared at everything Longer than others Until someone pulled me away And I learned, Through ridicule and shame To hide m...

When there's enough fuel in the fire The smoke becomes a ghost Dodging and spinning Upward and out Carving cursive loops in the night An...

Ancient windows, relatively speaking. For decades, these metal clasps held the panes tight against their metal frames Sealed off the winds o...

Filaments Finding their way snaking through veins Light me up. I speak to myself as a collective One hundred billion fireflies Lighting up. ...

Waking up In the middle of the day Surprised to find that I've survived Surprised I'm still alive Waking up In the middle of the nig...

 You wouldn't use the words That spoke the truth About the cancer Growing inside of you I went into the other room To call the nurse And...

I can't recall details Those tiny pieces Of scratchy information Sanding down the folds of my brain Like the names of your children The ...

 Oh god The eternal father You cried last night While we talked on the phone When I told you I didn't want to be alive anymore I felt yo...

 "There are times I walk from you Like some passing afternoon" Plays in my head As we lay in the quiet of the skylight sun Filtere...