In the Dream House

just because the sharpness of the sadness has faded does not mean that it was not, once, terrible

just because the sharpness of the sadness has faded does not mean that it was not, once, terrible

you only speak the language of giving yourself up

The truth is, there is no better place to live than in the shadow of a beautiful, furious mountain.

You have forgotten that leaving is an option

You have forgotten that leaving is an option.

You have forgotten that leaving is an option.

You have forgotten that leaving is an option.

All day and night, until I ran, I was drinking poison.

This, maybe, was the worst part: the whole world was out to kill you both. Your bodies have always been abject. You were dropped from the boat of the world, climbed onto a piece of driftwood together, and after a perfunctory period of pleasure and safety, she tried to drown you. And so you aren’t just mad, or heartbroken: you grieve from the betrayal