Haiku
MAR 08, 2025
Enchantments
The ice melting here
rain gracing my face in morn
flowers bloom again.
A red pen, red wine
a blush that floods my soft cheeks
my legs are naked.
Incense smoke that sings
through the air it bleeds its scent
and I sleep, knowing.
Vernal enchantments
confess through thin layers that
melt the ice in spring.
Branches
Blood on my arm drips
skin dragging with black ink, drip
demons leave me be.
Tear me limb from limb
sew me back up, father sew
I promise I’m good.
Dig a hole, shovel
until you hit rock, bury
the lies told, behind.
Tear the skin from face
reveal me, all that I am
nothing, everything.
The man full of lead
fucking my mother to death
through love, they made me.
Lord of my Loins
Wade in the waters
between life and death of art
strings soak in the blood.
Cover me in bliss
my Savior in the Mansion
cover me in bliss.
Bend me over knees
strum the strings that kiss me hard
in the loins I breathe.
A monster I am
human at best, my soul seeks
the water unknown.
hAir
Light my flame, born free
find me in my voice, sublime
free me of my cage.
Find me on horseback
riding the waves of the sea
chase the dreams I see.
Horn of the angel
stare at the screen ‘till you break
brains scrape at the skull.
Where horses run wide
my soul finds in crisp daylight:
ecstasy, run free.
Dissent
Hummingbird you cry
fires burn your nests, I can’t
give you anything.
We soak in the blood
of our ancestors and cry
for them to save us.
Proof of God you beg
denying the truth I speak
full with denial.
Jazz that blues my soul
crying for God again, night
save our poor souls, please.
Speak to me in dreams
My Lord, speak to me tonight
each night, sing to me.
Footprints
Lucky strike your match
light the candle in the night
carve the lines in skin.
So deep, look inside
scare yourself of what you find
move through the terror.
Drag your feet to work
pull your body through the mud
‘One more day’ you say.
