keep your eyes open
forget to breathe
focus on the tingling
in your fingertips
that fluttering
in your chest
imagine the worst possible
outcome
start biting your nails again
take up smoking
take up drinking
ruminate over your regrets
stare at the oncoming traffic
count your pills
learn to hate
learn to judge
stop moving
stop
Tag: process
fireborn (20170211)
the tip of an index
smooth it with your finger
make the seam disappear
make the seeming disappear
this struggling, squirming babe
birthed in this moment
how long did it wait in a belly
or did it spring
like a migraine
from your head
hide the evidence of your
fingerprints
and cast it in the fire
Words and Feathers 