all the things
you’d rather
not say,
at least not
in mixed company.
Dad Said
I got up, headed
for the door, hoping
Adam would try
to stop me.
But lust is stronger
than love. And
monster lust
is unconquerable.
I Was Pissed
Anger seeped
from my pores,
vinegar sweat,
as I stomped
out the door,
into the night,
down the dark
sidewalk.
I was hot.
Heart
jackhammering
in my chest,
pumping fever,
toenails to follicles,
blistering