beneath summer sun
share the shadow
of a brolly with you
within its soft circle
we’ll listen to the rain
in each other
we breathe in
the dark of each other
all my taps are dripping
the sun froths and flares
my sight sand-blasted
I see deserts
stared at by the sun
for too long
oceans of slow glass
a sea of seals
diving into each other’s
molten bodies
the scars from our dreams
sew us together
you’re the drafts of dusk
that sifts the rusty rafters
songlines become sighlines
curtains need the breeze
to touch the room
a little more
smoke splices its tongue
more surface area
to taste the dark
pirouette upon rusted blades
across scorched streets
dissolve into the spray
of their own sparks
rust and ash
pollen and snow
a gate
spills the garden
into the street
snow leopard
born from a dead fire
after snow
sprinkled its spell
upon it
fur of flint
so cold
you don’t spark
the ghost of green
haunts your eyes
as you haunt the mountains
everything is ash
fire whispers to you
in your dreams
you haunt the mountains
of my mind
carry secrets through storms
piss upon rocks
the scent of smoke
no matter how long it takes
endure the cold stare of stars
find my fire
let us see green again
by looking into each other’s eyes
lamps wore away
at the dark
took shelter
in the shadows
beyond the lamps
scars like lips sewn shut
kiss without tongue