sweet, hard kisses like

sinners in a parking lot

On Friday Evening

For Amy

Anonymous asked: are you planning to go see 'the beatles: the lost concert' film?

Haven’t heard of it. 

It sounds interesting, though.

Maybe next Friday?

For anonymous

What topic should I write about next?

I will purify

my soul for thee—drown myself—

and be born again.

For Leslie

Red bandana boy 

Shoots squirrels with a bb gun

In the cotton fields

For Alison

A tart with gold hair

She stands tall in a wasteland

and is forgiven.

For Anthony

Beneath the whisper

of broad oaks, we gather and

fondle the flowers

for the strange and beautiful Harley K.

Like dust or bright clouds

Not the real world, but at least 

we can hold it.

For Meg

Summer light grows pink

I curl into you, pressing

lips against your chest.

For Andrew

her eyes burned. Squinting

She slammed her fists and wailed. A

deep, broken howl.

My dear, my prayers follow you wherever you go. There are wounds that never heal. We only endure.