
It began when I transcribed
the temporal glint in his eyes
as light. Content with my
my own imaginings.
Quuck to accept my own deceit.
Hungry for a time only for desire
sliced in two.
I failed to noticed when he didn’t
take the knife
And how the sky dimmed as it gave
into longing.
The bruised fruit pulled from the branch
left to adorn the grave.
Now I collect the seeds that
remain in a mason jar
My heart painted blue.
My hands stained from
the pickings.
-Tosha Michelle








