I am by your side
the grass is wet
so we stay still
keep the slick on our backs
keep the sin in the past
we hold each other
like we weren’t broken
a snake’s bite and
a bone’s snap ago
a moment before the new moon
a moment too late
the danger wasn’t the speed
the danger was the dawn
threatening us with rebirth
threatening us with possibility
the hunger in a beautiful garden
its scales red as my cheeks in the moonlight
and now there is blood on your lips
and blood stains a new sky
and the grass is wet
and my body lies still
and slick