is
picking up...

There is no such thing as a good cop
when it's a system of abuse they uphold...

you drew me like a tattoo;
i was your little bird, birthed...

I glance back at the stoic siding and windy shafts
with reminiscence of healthier schedules...

For all of you with steel pulses that have
been shocking your bones and...

This morning, I listened to smooth jazz
in your honor, urging the saxophone...

Dear Five,
Your number is necessary for human earth to...

My cousin's pregnant during a pandemic.
We're the same age. We share the same first name...

~Charlotte
He has a mystic beauty about him...

But if you can't live for now,
for one moment relinquishing anxious stares...

Those antique nights you chose to hoist
me onto your shoulders, stepping on...

The red-stained lark
stitched his libretto...