pair

you're a tall drink

a stiff drink

when you're on the table

things get hazy.
all i need is a drop
for liquids to de-emulsify
tendrils spin out of solution
for

memories to recombine

particles of you

reconstitute themselves

implausible valences

harden into welded joints

crystal symmetries appear

years go by

think i need to pair you with a cigarette

smoke would rush

sharp in the lungs

to fill the gaps.

ocean meet me

SUNSET

we're part of this cadre

it's like, fuck off,

but we'll get in your face &

we cleave

this completed system

we'll make demands,
we'll make diamonds:

fret the right chords

when you play

your songs

you can say

“MOTHERFUCKER”

even to your sis

and it's a naive whatever

shuffling curls

into the sand

words, knowingly

seafoam it hugs feet

recessing

you're gorgeous

know that

just in that

the sort of thing

you'd know

by now

but

Fret!

Fret!

just that

it's enough

pull off

your ring finger

from the low E

sine waves

wreck the shore!