Separate

Nodding off on the clock when no one watches. There is a poster with distorted colors crudely folded in the corner by the potted plant. Carpeted stairs charge the wool in their socks and shocks their hands when they make contact with the banister. Unlocking old doors with bent coat hangers to see where they […]

Path

There is a solid line painted in the middle of her face. It’s red and continues down the center of her torso past her belly button. She sits still on the side of the path I am walking and looks surprised to see anyone else out there. All the trees in this forest have thorns […]

Halls

Looking for a lost dog in a field of nothing but husks and the kinds of caterpillars that roll into a ball when you pick them up. Spilling sparkling cider on the turquoise counter at her parent’s house after opening night, and not being able to drive home without running red lights. There are places […]

Attention

Tiles shaped like ten sided stars make up the walkway we travel on from screen to screen. Artificial seaweed dangles from the high ceiling and when you follow the long ribbons upward they lead your eyes to the mural. It covered the whole ceiling in the same way a fresh bruise gets darker and spreads […]

Blades

Morning sunlight bites through the blinds, a half eaten cinnamon roll remains on a tray by the stove in the kitchen. Three foot razor blades make sparks and blood sprays from where they cut like the pressure built up from shaking a soda.They do not understand what they have done to each other but they […]

Knots

Knots form behind the breath and feel like death. There isn’t a clock in the room to take a look at. Mismatched opponents taking all their shots one after the other behind the blocks and all the fences where they stop to talk. Rewind the tapes and see for yourself how they delivered them. Hands […]

The Address

She used a dull pencil and a thin piece of flaky bark, she peeled off a light gray tree, to write down the address of the party. Clear and dark brown liquors dawned the shapes of empty water bottles and rode with them in the darkness behind the bucket seats. The air everywhere was chilled […]