There was something barren
In the chemical trail, flat
Basalt pathway clear
Of any trace of human
Life
I mention this not to anchor you
in the flow, but to indicate where
in the solid block of time
this poem, this
particular flaw or subtlety may
be found
Ken didn’t sign up for this
A knock on his bedroom door, near his smoky haven
Brought him from online air conditioned love stories
To this sordid fuckin sight
New insecurity just dropped. Teeth, this time.
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I don’t wanna hear another metaphor about a dying star,
the final surge of white-hot light before darkness
eats the sky with black teeth.
i told her
how your love
felt powerful,
not traditional,
which makes it
ephemeral.