before coming

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before coming

day

into

out inside

turn them

holes & still

i can dive

planting heads, unraveling

morning still

creaks & bounces

no hands, but bicycles

between pages

depression

was said

what?

remember

if i don’t

head my top

books best & balanced

transient anchors & sailblows

can touches tie ropes?

cut, a second

sensitive & grown

shaved

twisted

hair i’m a cell

heard in a body

seven years can happen

shaking 8 & not

eyes & obsessions

fingers fingers fingers

addiction

state of flu

down-coming, doctored

secondhand jumping

honestly, i leak huge

really this is about

you blood blood you blood

unresponsive

pretending at badly

scripts in the mail

stop

cheekbones won’t

stop

convinced i am

have been

stomach sad empty

aches, snow-edged

flakes as such &

liking it

february 2005