liturgy II()MoTyFeb 27, 2026562610Shareslow_resonance(of.deep_bell);splits(me.in.nave);wingless;skin.pared_back;barbed_wire(at.my.jaw)—tightening(whenever.i.speak);i.try(gospel.on)to.resemble(congregation);hands.fastened(in.velcro)—tearing(when.pulled_away);absence.echoes;i.refuse(his.martyrdom);crown.presses;thorns(behind.my.eyelids);light.paints(through.stained_glass);wound.learns(new_scent);i.wear(relic.of.dead_men)—borrowed.sanctity;skeleton.trusted(with.fragile);knuckles_counting.vertebrae;seamless.fit;my.stomach.knotsat.root(of.wanting);you.utter(my.name);melting.border(between.your_fracture && mine);offering(wristsbehind.your.eyes)—invitation(to.surrender);perfect;pliant;parasitic.me;hear(me.scrapeacross.chancel);knees.bruised;mouth.starved(of.softness);coughing(feathers);refusing(erasure);for.weeksi.bled(wine);carried(debrisin.both.pockets);remorse.misplaced;mouth.sealed(by.its.own.scream);madness.multiplying(softly);splintered.pew(planks);set.alight(signal_fire)so.you.knowwhere.not.to(kneel);i.starve(my.chest.with.devotion);i.burn(my.fingertips.religiously);Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedSubscribe[image.credit: Frank Horvat, Paris 1968]
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Sheeesshhh reading your poetry is like having a movie played in my mind, the imagery that you’re able to conjure up!