Dark Hole
Don't think it's necessary, but it might trigger someone.
Hey, girl, he says, for him your gayness defines you.
His bony spine gently curves into a pillow.
Come, he says. And plays with the corkscrews you call hair.
You're a lion with your green eyes and dark mane. He kisses you.
I'll stitch you together again so the sawdust won't seep away through the cracks.
I'll say all the words, so they will stay inside to remember.
I'll be your anchor, so you won't drift away.
I'll cradle you to sleep, that is all you need.
He thinks that understanding you will give you a new identity.
That his life is strong enough to build a solid castle
He says, You have a bed, You have a chair, and me, isn't that enough for you?
Dissolving into someone does not give you their identity, it causes you to disappear.
He takes away your clothes.
Nakedness bares the dark hole sometimes taken for a heart or a strong sense of self.
You are on your back, watch the swallows, lost dots in the sky.
You follow their erratic pattern while he connects your life with his.
Dark Hole
Hey, girl, he says, for him your gayness defines you.
His bony spine gently curves into a pillow.
Come, he says. And plays with the corkscrews you call hair.
You're a lion with your green eyes and dark mane. He kisses you.
I'll stitch you together again so the sawdust won't seep away through the cracks.
I'll say all the words, so they will stay inside to remember.
I'll be your anchor, so you won't drift away.
I'll cradle you to sleep, that is all you need.
He thinks that understanding you will give you a new identity.
That his life is strong enough to build a solid castle
He says, You have a bed, You have a chair, and me, isn't that enough for you?
Dissolving into someone does not give you their identity, it causes you to disappear.
He takes away your clothes.
Nakedness bares the dark hole sometimes taken for a heart or a strong sense of self.
You are on your back, watch the swallows, lost dots in the sky.
You follow their erratic pattern while he connects your life with his.