TRANSFEMME MEETS NARCISSUS

when he entered the hotel pool it was empty

‍ ‍ red hot

cool night air tickling surface tension inky pond

i s ink

a dim resemblance beginning to smile

‍ ‍ im beg ing

grabbed his hair & banged his head against the pool edge

a hea t

so sore so soft mouth all gooey & gummy

so so y ummy

this is just me standing here. his brain lying on the ground

this is just her lying

Spongiform Encephalopathy

iform a path

I willingly swallowed & digested

I will wallow & di e

the pestilence of the body

‍ ‍ pest bo y

where are all your brain holes now?

where are you o no

beyond that river made of dark he sits

eyon of dark s

a diamond wood-lattice studded with teeth

‍ ‍ wood i ded eet

Amygdala recapitula. over & over

mygd o o

capitulate. capitulate. capitulate. capitulate.

i ate. i ate. i ate. i ate.

mourning beckons morning beckons

u con m e

with a pearl-handled knife

i a pear a dled

There's no one better for the messy job

There's no one better for me

he crouches & thinks. the light of the faceless moon

& the light of f

& the light on

& the light on