speak to me
through fingertips for tapping
deliberately along creases
desperately outlined curls
into waves
exhale and dissolve
soaking until the
skin sloughs off in reams
and waves royalty
while I watch as I tear
my heart from my chest
and wring out everything
holy and bright
sing to me though
short of breath and gasping
through a pinprick light
I’m walking on
a string
ears ring and eyes blind
I’ll join with the sun someday
and feed gardens
until I collapse
while I watch as I tear
my heart from my chest
and wring out everything
holy and bright