late_night
raze a fallen face,
feathered and fair,
uncorks its teeth
and tamps down time.

this is the only way
i know to slow what
cannot be loved
into leaving.

we lie awake and wait
for the first flickers
of a storm the night
builds from its bevy
of half-heard prayers
and threadbare alibis.

my voice is a lash
of lightning that
strafes the starless sky.

blink and you'll miss it.
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