john compton
not fragile like rice paper, fragile like shrapnel
she was not fragile like a flower; she
was fragile like a bomb. -Rahul Singh
the axe head's weight
tugs at the handle.
your firm grip
loosens off his shoulders
letting breath exit
from a balloon's neck: a quick rush
& wood splits in two
halves which can no longer
secure him to your chest.
distance becomes an orbit
while air fluctuates.
thoughts spittle like two birds
falling. the splinters, wet
with sap. the bond, a proposal
reminiscing & drifting.
our vows now two fractions.
an inhale incubates
eggshells & infringement
she was not fragile like a flower; she
was fragile like a bomb. -Rahul Singh
the axe head's weight
tugs at the handle.
your firm grip
loosens off his shoulders
letting breath exit
from a balloon's neck: a quick rush
& wood splits in two
halves which can no longer
secure him to your chest.
distance becomes an orbit
while air fluctuates.
thoughts spittle like two birds
falling. the splinters, wet
with sap. the bond, a proposal
reminiscing & drifting.
our vows now two fractions.
an inhale incubates
eggshells & infringement
between sheets
your hospital bed
took you
into its arms
and taught you
about caskets
your hospital bed
took you
into its arms
and taught you
about caskets
--
john compton is a gay poet from Kentucky. he lives with his husband and dogs and cats. his newest full length book is the castration of a minor god from ghost city press [dec 1st 2022].
john compton is a gay poet from Kentucky. he lives with his husband and dogs and cats. his newest full length book is the castration of a minor god from ghost city press [dec 1st 2022].