'he’s a medium for all he’s lost'

meet the man

who walks with spirits

and asks for signs

of presence in a house

known for its cold spots

and long dead memories

of touch.  

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'father’s day'

today i stand above the bones;

my own are restless

they strike like chimes when i walk

i am deaf to the chords.

today i stir above the bones;

my own are fractured

they grate like gears inside the clock

i have lost track of the time. 

today i pray above the bones; 

my own are mourning 

they cry like gulls above the sea

endless as it is deep, this sea.

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'counseling doesn’t help'

not a single person

in my family

takes the time

chooses a moment

asks me

how i’m feeling

or who i

am.

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'animal'

she keeps things caged in her eyes.

she’s got your sex written on

the finger she sucks at her lips

but you can’t have her.

those cold sweats leave you wondering

which side of the bars you’re really on. 

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'rest in peace'

a man should die

with the proper dressing

atop his salad

bread and butter

in his basket.

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'frankenme'

you laid hands on me

sutures performed without care

of the human anatomy

a ragged combination

of nightmare and selfish ambition

the veins left coursing

while the heart stone still—

i loathe what i’ve become.

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'am i clear'

my words are not meant to romanticize you

but fuck you face first against the wall. 

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'the memory of you'

i pushed you out from my life

like i would a hard shit

thankless and necessary

somehow in the end, you still managed 

to leave me walking in pain.

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'our bodies are a machine'

drink, drink

be sure to take your piss

your body will eliminate

all it finds unwanted—

memories, waste, love. 

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'absence'

it isn’t in what you say

it’s in what you don’t.

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