life story for today

leaves fell off maples
i jumped in the damp
and grew up into a small dog

we looked at the stars
who took me across country
me the always new girl

too many men bought me too many drinks
the haunting night called me into its bars
and my lungs filled with water, clutching iron

he took me away in a van
i discovered the weight of my cranium
and feared i'd go off a cliff

finding the moon, lassoing it, 
i saw the you glow in its spotlight
and pined closer

i got off the love train for a while
and found my breath stuck in my sternum
i stayed too too long in the bathtub

i found hope in sweaters
we found places speaking to us
and spoke back singing

i took a lot of classes
i fell from security
the way i wrote got faster sharper

i found relief in mossy woods
​i felt temperatures rise in my face
i looked up and saw you

​thanks for being t/here

Relief in mossy woods. Photo by Tuce on Unsplash