we sent him floating over the creek at a misty dawn, upon stacks of wood. his fingers were decked in sapphires. mama wet his lips with holy water, what a contradiction, along with the cross burning on his neck. the boy he loved quietly resound, biting his nails until they bled.
11.29.15
(song is run by hozier)
YOU ARE READING
the stage manager is tearing seams and drinking salty coffee (a book of poems by
Poetryfrom the strangest corners of my head. colleen cosette goodman © 2015-2016