forced relations with diseases – tumbling down hills

explosions of rotted flesh, spilling maggots & pus

unending corridors – face to replace your own

his hand trailed along, only to meet prevention

you invited me to come with you

escaping it by boat and air balloon

only red, yellow, and prying eye avoidance

in the bathroom mirror, attempting to shed

you reset – told me everything over again

he tried to rip off my clothing

baffled with the knowledge of my name

sink filled with teeth that don’t belong

the guilty mouths understand but one thing

mascara and butchered genitals, craving blissful novelty

of her, blue-eyed blondes, introductions to sex

crawling through cracking, makeshift, multi-colored, airplane units

faintly forgotten names bite, bringing stinging remembrance

circling parking lots – avoidance of exchanged women

forbidden writing conferences eclipsed by beach snow

you reacquainted your tongue with her taste