she said
“ithinkyourpoetryissadofakillingkind”

and i said

“itsnotminebutsomeotherswordsthatspillout
likegutsspillingfromatornbelly”

and she said

“therelikethatmustyoubesohorribleyouscare
awaytheonesinthecornersnearestyou”

and i said

“ilovethelightandfragranceoflifegivingflowers
butthosewordsarekeptsafewithinyouseeitis
theposionthatmustoutforitsofthatkillingkind
thatrunstogetherlikeablackthatbleedsforth”

and she said

“ohmyloveiunderstandnowandiprayyourword
bealwaysblackestthatthedawnremainswithin
toenliventheheartthatbeatssodearbeneaththosebones”

to which i said

“theywilltheywillthereisenoughforalifetimeortwo”

and we laughed and laughed while i bled