forget it

Montego Bay
wide open eyes yelling secrets
directed at an empty face
that doesn’t care
but easily overheard
by anyone who wasn’t blinking
Kev and I contact–
message sent/received
he passes his drink
through the thick air
between us four
and I have a long pull
to cover my lack of input
what am I supposed to say?
any of us?
If I ever say anything
it will be:
stop fighting like [...]

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Take Care

take care
the words ring in my mind
especially when life is not good
and I’ve not held up my end
but things still didn’t fall apart
because
someone who loves me was standing in
keeping things running
full of faith in my return
take care
my disdain for human relationships
for those fragile sentiments
so quickly and seemingly simply
changed from regard to regardless
I must
take care
I do [...]

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drunk (edited)

they debate eternity–
a concept they aren’t considering
while they speak
I sit and try to imagine
what silence eating intimacy
looks like
(my soul opens-it knows!)
words shaped like
a long time ago
slip out of his mouth
while his mind is turned
he’s been wanting to say
I think we both know
but there will never again
be a proper time and place
this discussion is illegal
(my [...]

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We Laughed

We laughed like hyenas

the kind of laugh made for those who can’t cry.

We laughed about rape

and incest

and the death of her parents.

We laughed desperately

until we couldn’t breathe.

We laughed crazily

and couldn’t stop.

We laughed away the words

we’ll never speak to anyone.

We laughed ourselves sane-

laughed [...]

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