say nothing.
the sheets are damp.
the doorknob turns.
it’s going to hurt. it hurts
but keep going. flushed w
heat w shame of it.
failure to communicate. the heart
beats in its chest. it isn’t a trick, omg
it’s so easy. you can do it in yr sleep.
you can do it when yr six.
it’s complex. the 1st step
predicates nothing
substantial. howl like the fall,
done for, call it catharsis.
if u push i’ll swing
notwithstanding, a song
remembered, a surge like the sea, a wave
& i’m gone. this is!
the best 3 minutes of my life.
i have tried
ultimate gestures
& did it get me anywhere.
august 2020