absence

aegor ray

light pressed wings and green lashes

spaced throughout are chords of free

fall and symbiosis — do you remember?

i ate the mites from your inner ear and

plucked shrimps from your desirous places

i ate the shrimps with rice

i ate the shrimps with mustard so pungent

i stopped seeing

i became gloves i became two muscular hands with the skin turned inside out

i became language

can you say it with me now? we love each other like angles, cutting making sense cutting making sense cutting to make sense

tiny birds make the chord pulled tight through your name

it rings like a pink light neon sign

screaming I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU BELIEVE ME BELIEVE ME BELIEF IN ME

BELIEVING ME

BELIEF IN ME BELIEVING ME

BELIEF IN ME

BELIEVING ME BELIEVING ME BE LEAVING ME BE LEAF WITH ME BE LEAVING ME BE LEAF WITH ME BE LEAVING ME BE LEAVING ME BE LEAVING ME BE LEAF WITH ME BE LEAVING ME BE LEAF WITH ME BE LEAVING ME BE LEAVING ME BE LEAVING ME