it didn’t seem so hard
now she decides, on her own, that she isn’t worth it
never mind the last weeks, a cut to the inner thigh
she knew she should fight for the return
but she’s got no taste for it
when she’s no longer there
it’s even easier not to care
another thin line right next to the last
tough
she can’t cross it off her list
never happened
just like the other attempts
saved by the sun
just playful taps, ratatat-tatt baps
she had to take it
bound by determination to complete the requirements
she quivered at the threshold
she never let it saturate
reciprocal cruelty
at the most fragile moment
cool dark pools hide intent
she opened encroachment without regret
she rebuffed
both left without gratification
for no good reason at all
two more
with another a tad deep
that one day when out of the ordinary
too far into the adjacent territory
swooped down, aiming to drive off by discomfort
plucking a tail feather the crow narrowly missed a snap to the neck
outstretched wings force a step back
an hour later without change
tension at an all time high
strays killed in the process
just this afternoon
the eagle snatched the youngling
up 500 ft it dropped it
down, down, it went
the nest egg recessed to rock bottom
a scramble of black flooded the air
none successful in rescuing the affected
still too few to stand up against the one percent prey
wandered too far
regarded as the originator of evil
mystique of refined damsels
with his voice and the way he devours
incites evil deeds
he sent her on a lifelong expedition
it was a feckless attempt to make the company disappear
upon returning from the trip, she had an excess of calls
hand gripping wrist
control taken
dead air
I don’t care what word you call it
too many start life with the odds against them
inheriting descent through the female line
the lineage of the children
shadows of shrubs
upon waking
immediately play
games and more games
for most people
half dreams
too much safety
I don’t stand a chance
a cloud of class characters
floating doubt about yourself: it is an invented world
elements in the form of puffs and mounds
and it is
I’ve already said a lot of decisions about marriage
She may taste such bitter miseries
foul restless fire consuming the thicket
his generosity is for other purposes, forthcoming
frequently offered immoral stories
exciting the mood
freely tied just not to be contained by choice
be specific, atomic ticks keep it that way
but generally the other hadn’t staked claims for a motion to be called
pure corruption occurs when it is taken
particularly when another freely gives the misinterpreted signal
