I.
yes, you did.
your expectations are: funny.
I crumbled along side
you against
wall
our June first began
coy introduction
smiles
a slight embrace
to know you
by the second,
I felt your lips pressed hard against mine
vampires only come out at night
yes, I fear. I spoke to this.
yes, you did.
magpie whispers: we’ve been hurt before
so we hurt
a whole body of selves
even when we
close the cautionary door
a loud ax swings
breaks the sign
fire & water
a semblance
in the way fire flows
drowning acres
you can call space avoidance
while I take the cue
to ask: preguntas of friends
instead of trust, trust, trust
taken by: a drunken night
still, wanted to believe:
clipped lavender
to see you smile
you said:
friend, breakdown
signs tell more than
I’m willing to believe
to heal
a catch word: I gargle, wash out
salt and tequila
II.
it’s day three: tears, morning-death dreams
day two: I sat and cried: alcohol
caught the saltwater
you wanted to see flow
from a writer
confused palabras
float
sink
float
chanting: trust, trust, trust
your experience: Trust Trust Trust
yes, you did.
trust the past, before giving the present a chance
to pass
the exam
fails to show my heart beats breakdown
who—where—how—
apriLandbello 