Mangled Nicely
Tail and head shifted
Ugly stomach, abraded, stuck
Groping throat, spine to shit
Fungi, Neuron, Tooth
Serrated edges, cluster
Gnaw it, chew it faster
Topple, twisted
New ache, numbing pain
Spank, needles, bite, break.
Air in A Husk
Three-ply, paperweight bindings, twine.
I know better than to ask for your calluses, the frame of your spine.
To know, sunken pages where your rib cages inflate, depress a beat.
A whale’s blubber, a mouse’s fur, something to be encased in.
I don’t know. It’s awkward for me.
My fingertips shudder, creak, contort.
A dull, mellow ache laced within a shucked moment.
Three-ply, paperweight bindings, twine.
I know better than to ask for your calluses, the frame of your spine.
To know, sunken pages where your rib cages inflate, depress a beat.
A whale’s blubber, a mouse’s fur, something to be encased in.
I don’t know. It’s awkward for me.
My fingertips shudder, creak, contort.
A dull, mellow ache laced within a shucked moment.
