abuse
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impaled eyes, abused
burrowing into the head of hair
you follow into the brain,
Licking the Wound
Laying naked in this bed on my back, I tilt my head and I look down with so much pain in my face.
HOPEWELL
Graduate school was a disease the girl had contracted.
Shield and other poems
our lady of the flash scan: threat vs hassle, react vs ignore
never the police maybe an ambulance or tell someone else that’s it
Arrythmia
Even before I started charging whatever I could get away with, I dated a man who liked to hurt me during sex.
I’ve Been Listening to Possum Kingdom on Repeat for the Past Five Days
When the memo leaked, the one that said the Trump Administration had knowingly delayed any response to the pandemic in order to lower the elderly population due to shrinking Social Security benefits, no one rioted.
Cult Kid
We arrived in the town after six days of driving. My dad, my brothers, my mom, me, and my dad’s older boyfriend & younger boyfriend.
Pontoon Boat is in the Front Yard
Get this out of the way: I did put a cigarette out on your mother’s arm Thanksgiving weekend 2013
KNIFE
Being this close was something I never really thought about. It’s not something I really ever had to think about.
Disquiet
Before starting, get two portable radios and set them to play Gregorian chants. Turn the radios on, but keep them at inaudible volume.
One person plays a priest accused of a cri