script

unworthy words

well up from deep

between us

falling randomly

across your

perfect parchment

...

control

unruly pile of

bone sinew muscle

misbehaving organs

force-shaped

disciplined

into an athlete

...

MAN

be a man

in charge

on top

boss dog

fuck that

where are

my heels?

...

stupid words

words stick

inside my brain

cracked fingernails

locked into tendrils

of everyday

tempting them

with cheese

and red wine

only brings out

stupid ones

...

the new dress

each day

worthless crooked fingers

sew impossible gossamer wings

for your wedding dress

and clasp tight in prayer

for it to lie unused

...

pothole

a flurry of harsh carbon

and gravel

forms a fist

smacking riders backward

hard

...

brutality

legs-core-heart-brain-soul

brutalised by icechill wind

and by each other

Image Sarah Black

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