gray raincoats
by Alexandra Hartman

fiery tablet slices through my belly
voices erupt like bitter cleaves
blue lips
placid hunger
sliced from breast to thigh

I am newborn
fearful of light
giant dusky dormouse
heavy hide carried over my shoulder
my body bursts through my skin

I falter shimmer eye
I want to fuck myself to death

filth I say
falsetto silences
flames embrace my throat

they misunderstand
wear gray raincoats
and stroke you when you sleep

your torture swings on dollar shoes

the hollow part is where you'll know
I plow furrows where the heavenly can't go
your graceful gut wrenching tongue
I'm strong
smoke rising
honey silk and glow

my body bursts right through my skin
the bang
the end
the sentence of the survivors

suppressed passion
lesson learned in the crib
this is ideal
I know how clairvoyant I can feel