life, seized at the hands (2026)
life, seized at the hands (2026)
behind the sounds of
wasp stings between my ears—
bringing pressure and prevalence,
to the present tense.
sitting by the entrance;
(where child was once carried)
my limbs, one, by, one
contracting in conflagration
and Jasmine; the adjacent aide, seldom a worry in sight. wasp stings hit my eyes, rolling back to the light.
upstairs, the man speaks, the woman speaks, I speak; no one here.
behind the sounds of
any god between my ears—
bringing life and pertinence,
to my past tense.