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you have nursed Zeus from infancy
shielding him from his father's teeth
and creating permanence on his tongue
for honeycomb and nectarine
and men learned to veer away
from preying on flesh,
substituting wild for weary
traveller, civilization
on the cusp of building
homes golden for shelter:
and all they ever know
is to run away from fear
of the pain you might cause
even though they know full well
that it would hurt you too.
it has always been
refreshing, to find someone
so unafraid of you.
love, know that sunflowers
only bloom because of you
and your flight patterns.
that you produce elixirs
for healing, for protection,
for warmth, for light,
for the simple joy
of sweetness.
you have suffered the wrath
of Cronus for defiance
the envy of neighbors
and death from unswerving loyalty
to the silence of goddesses -
and your skin is only evidence
to the promises of continuous rebirth:
you are the rule of queens
and dedication. the unpredictable
combination of venom
and saccharine - dangerous,
golden, and so full of life.
shielding him from his father's teeth
and creating permanence on his tongue
for honeycomb and nectarine
and men learned to veer away
from preying on flesh,
substituting wild for weary
traveller, civilization
on the cusp of building
homes golden for shelter:
and all they ever know
is to run away from fear
of the pain you might cause
even though they know full well
that it would hurt you too.
it has always been
refreshing, to find someone
so unafraid of you.
love, know that sunflowers
only bloom because of you
and your flight patterns.
that you produce elixirs
for healing, for protection,
for warmth, for light,
for the simple joy
of sweetness.
you have suffered the wrath
of Cronus for defiance
the envy of neighbors
and death from unswerving loyalty
to the silence of goddesses -
and your skin is only evidence
to the promises of continuous rebirth:
you are the rule of queens
and dedication. the unpredictable
combination of venom
and saccharine - dangerous,
golden, and so full of life.
Literature
Breaking
One day, you will open the cupboard
to find a wine glass or some Tupperware
and the world will, without warning
or alarm, roll off the edge of the shelf
and coming crashing down.
The oceans will splash onto the linoleum,
onto the rug. All the dust in all the deserts
will rain down onto the couch and coffee table,
the hills will crumble, the mountains will break,
all the windows in all the cities will shatter
and fall, a thousand dangerous miles of glass
glittering on your kitchen floor.
Everything will hush.
Exhale the breath you are holding,
and go look for a dust pan, for a broom.
Literature
Things they don't tell you.
Things they don’t tell you about losing your grandfather on a Tuesday night:
When you wake the next morning, you still
need to get out of bed in time for work, you still
have to shower, dress yourself, eat breakfast, brush
your teeth and hair;
and when your mother calls
to check in, you have to comfort her because she lost
her dad last night;
and when you call your grandmother
your voice cannot waver lest you upset her, because
she lost a man she's known for seventy years and even
though she would never hold it against you, you still
feel obligated not to cry;
Literature
155 days of rain
the doctor asked me if i felt positively
about myself as a person and i bit his hand,
said send me to Seattle
so i can learn what these scars mean.
the rain baptized only my hair: my entire body
stayed dry but i felt like a mermaid,
a drop of sky turned summer soul. years ago,
a boy came to me from Seattle and dug his nails
into my palms to name me crescent moon.
i followed that crooked smile across state borders,
let it lead me to the widest horizon you can imagine.
our love was Thales’ wet dream: all water,
endless ocean to swim and swim and drown in.
i’ve got strong legs and a weak head,
never knew the meaning of
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meliza, derived from 'melissa' basically means 'honeybee' but also has roots in some mythology.
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Powerful ending. Did not see that coming! Should have.