with my teeth i understand my lover's waist
we worship at each other’s throats
i am not afraid of men only of forgiving
my father without meaning to / i am in on the joke about myself
a specter tries each our faces in turn
someone in time will be first to die
i am most afraid it will be him
i am most afraid it will be me
The Persistence of Damage was written by Safia Elhillo.
Safia Elhillo released The Persistence of Damage on Thu Mar 22 2018.