LoveI didn’t know I was Thirsty until I saw The ocean, that I was Dry until the tide Crashed into my knees And pulled me away From shallow waterLove
When I thought I’d Drowned, I learned I could breathe Underwater, and
When I saw dry
Land again, I was Already a fish
SuzanneYour drunk voiceSuzanne
At the fringe of the crowd Recalls uncomfortable Stories about your father And mother They inspire sympathy But arrest reaction Needles holding back our Tongues, no one quite knows What to say
Cars hiss by the sidewalk Where you stand for a smoke Girls you wish were ugly Mutely taunt you from Across the street But your mind is occupied With fear of potential Blackmail, for your drunken
Admissions of a blue Past, no one would have Expected of you
Next time,
You can wear your sleev
