Last night we chose to be cartoon characters with four fingers on each hand, a permanent grin on our faces, or the shocked expression from an explosion. We loved each other, but it was always pursuit, you chasing after me up the stairs, me scrambling away from your embrace. You would sing your love, a … Continue reading
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Rhinoceros — Donald Illich
Do you see it? It’s behind your back, grinning. We meet each other at night in the grasslands. Telling jokes to each other, we swear we are real. Then I ride it, holding on to its horn, as the stars make their entrance, the night framing us as one. Now it follows me. Through asphalt … Continue reading