You are Invited To a Pool party.

Writing space Is a catYou tryTo hide From yourLandlord. It alwaysComes out; MakingItself known At – Exactly The Wrong—Time. —- RSVP-lease Feel theFresh airToday. BreatheAnd PulseIn timeWith newlyConsciousWaves. —- I wantTo sink Myhands Inthe SandYou HidYour head in, Build aSandcastle, Name it “FortAbandonment”, And watch asOur wavesWash it away. — I wantTo FEEL Our residualPooledResonance. Make likeA MisanthropicInter tube, And Float onOur Poolsabilities. —- Water … Continue reading You are Invited To a Pool party.

oiseauxwords6 Aug 202012 Mar 2022Leave a comment

Like a Fine Wine

LoveThat’sNever beenTasted Is [Probably]Still Delicious. Meanwhile, You can: Pass theBottle BackAndForth, MaybePierce theCork; Even, [light gasp]Open it.. ..For aLittle. Enjoy your SweetA-roma LikeIt’s theOnly thingYou have. Share Your EmptyGlasses. Make aToast to Sobriety From each Other; Forever Drinking your a-part. Continue reading Like a Fine Wine

oiseauxwords19 Apr 202012 Mar 2022Leave a comment

How to Say

When you Aren’t Allowed To say Anything. Step One: Fucking don’t. Do not do The saying. I swear toFucking God, If you do So Help Me. Step two: Close Your lips. Make them Two too taut [but secretly] Tasty Turnips. So hard And dry No one Wants To put them Anywhere near Their mouth. Step Three: All else fails, Bite your Lips off Entirely. Whatever … Continue reading How to Say

oiseauxwords14 Mar 201912 Mar 2022Leave a comment

Slippery

Have you ever been somewhere And just thought, “Oh my god, I am actually Losing my mind. This is what Releasing The grip On sanity Feels like.” — I just did, Watching two [Insanely Too] attractive People be In love | All over | Each other. She took Her hair Out of A bun And locked tresses Fell perfectly. Continue reading Slippery

oiseauxwords9 Jul 201718 Mar 2022Leave a comment

I Keep Forgetting

I left the teapot on not hearing it whistle long enough to burn it again. — by the time i remembered i had to pry its hot metal bottom from sautered spiral prison. hope it will forgive me [salvage charless tasting oatmeal water] For forgetting about it while it killed itself on burner. — lying in bed i hear it whistling placebo; [we could have … Continue reading I Keep Forgetting

oiseauxwords7 Jul 201718 Mar 2022Leave a comment

Come Play

A sprinkler full of acid Looks just like a sprinkler. running through; the contents eat down to my bones and then some. Continue reading Come Play

oiseauxwords3 Jul 201718 Mar 2022Leave a comment

she threatened to change the climate

[one made of ice cannot touch another of fire] she traces just outside his circumference, steps b a c k when his flickers s w a y her way; melting just enough to know what warm feels like. Continue reading she threatened to change the climate

oiseauxwords28 Apr 201718 Mar 2022Leave a comment

blanket beats fire

I was taught love was the wrong details of an oil painting. — the image: a blanket wrapped around a stranger in a desert night, desperately trying to keep warm by a fire. — I was taught the only way for anyone to love me was for them to light me ablaze stack of kindling Destroyed by lover’s presence. — I longed for that feeling. … Continue reading blanket beats fire

oiseauxwords21 Jan 201720 Feb 2022Leave a comment

Oiseaux Words

I spew all these words at you, releasing them from bonking around up in my noggin causing a ruckus.

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