today
my body is more ghost than flesh
my throat more knot than voice
somedays
i swallow tequila shots to drown my words
today
my words swim faster
which is to say when they reach you
know i already tried to burn them away
the sober parts of me wish you would still hear them
to understand why
i have always
known love like mourning
known mornings like nights
been known the flee the bed before sunrise
if you hear my words closely
you will hear every
letter
syllable
verb
noun
confession
that escaped the fire
