Crockpot

  • Ode to the Moon

    Oh Moon, my Moon,
    tripping the sky,
    slash me with thy wicked tongue—
    teach me, make me fly!

    Oh Moon, my Moon,
    with thy burnished glow,
    mock the sun (its awakening, slow)
    then laugh th…

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  • Whore

    All the elements have,
    at some time, been my lover—
    I, whore to earthly things,
    I love all that suffer…

    all but the sun, too bright.
    The sun, too in-your-face,
    I like darkness, subtl…

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  • Last Breath

    Long, slim bones
    scratch tracks down my
    bare, powder-white back.

    Strange, hollow knuckles crack
    for want of blood
    and make popping sounds
    like distant fireworks.

    My lilting eyelids t…

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