We took turns sharing a spoonful of sugar laced with venom As it seeped into our bodies like ravines scourging pure earth Like the sound of cannons firing into the distance Our arms outstretched — reaching for ourselves and each other Reaching for a feeling or just a moment of indulgence I cannot remember. In your father’s backyard where summers were wet and scorching on my back You traced poetry in thin red lines And scars leading from my tongue to my throat and t

"The whole world feels as though it will crumble from the stress and weight of the world."

I stare at her, my head slowly tipping on its side, turning and twisting so I don’t have to look at her right-side-up.

"A limitless girl Meeting an endless world; I have never felt so alive."