hairbrush on
chipped bathroom counter
tangled weave

i am jealous
this inanimate object
has more hair

it always
does better
where it shouldn’t

if i pull
hard enough
will it reset
to default?

bottomless
this cavity
cannot be filled

everything
slips slides
deep down inside

gravity
congealing
gravy into
gravitas

mewling
rudiment
i remain
unsatisfied.

needle point
fully inserted
under ribs
embroidering
right shoulder

deep breath
threading between
searing pain
fuck

i cannot
tell a lie
this hurts
like hell

dammit
you took
the ibuprofen
when you left me
with this infection.

soft
drifting
on a breath
feather from
a bird in flight

falling

caught
in between
hands on my watch
marking the passing
blur of light

falling

meteor
zipping
between stars
catching sparkles
in our eyes

falling

hard
while
you never
even noticed
I was gone.

new day
new year
new words
old mind
running down
memory lane
poison in my cup

it burns and still
i like the iron taste

happy new year
one less left to go…