lviii

keep the lighter fluid out of reach
evaporating through the roof of your mouth
a century of alcohol dependency
bite down out of boredom upon empty glass
everyone is supposed to be different
but i know you’re all the fucking same
trust breaking mantra swallowing
autofellatio, expecting aftercare
i’m only as kind as the extent of my patience
i’m only as patient as you allow me to be

if i dream of you hurting her
it feels just like reality to me
how bad can it get outside imagination?
you can only hold power long enough
with hands succumbing to autoimmune inefficiencies
you have a hospital bed reserved
the nurses are all laughing at you
and you cannot comprehend why
did you piss yourself again, angel?
better crawl up into it for warmth

castration coven //

transgender,
hopeless sapphic
gothic romantic //

reflections in love,
despair, hope
failure, beauty
horror, personhood
resistance, healing //

non-indigenous woman
dwelling in Naarm
on lands sovereign
to the Wurundjeri people
this always was
always will be
Aboriginal land //