(2013)
Nobody wishes so Such as me To die quickly Or be mauled in Such a manner that
You met me in the winter When I was a petal, Something you desperately wanted t… You loved me in the summer, Underneath the palm oil trees
Moon up, Pants down. I said no. His body said yes.
I’m falling apart beneath my smile… I grapple blindly for a rope To save myself from rising waters. I come up, lungs full of despair, And my parents cover my mouth
What does it feel like on the day… Does it hurt? Today, I have just realized that, And it burns. It has burned the piece of my hear…
I’m a good girl in the worst ways Most days. Some days, I’m a bad girl in all the best way… I’m pretty good,
What you meant– What I meant When I said, “I love you.” What you meant to me Wasn’t what you said
Like Augustus, I fear oblivion When I should pass.
A tree fell in the park last night… I didn’t hear it go. The innards smelled of peppermint, And I felt the crumbling dirt Turn into ash in my hand.
I dislike nothing more than Philosophy. How lazy.
You’re young. You’ll feel better. You’ll get better Eventually. So much time to feel better.
Your love Was like driving straight into the… Your attention was like Lying in a puddle of gold. You were sex and fun and cotton ca…
God, thank you For darkness, And fear, And death. Thank you
I cried out to God, And There was silence.
She fell like rain, Like a bird, Like a comet chasing light, Like a star dropping from the nigh… Like a stone in water,