At first,she loved me like she was begging the worldto do the same for her—loud when it mattered,quiet when it didn’t,eyes wide, heart open,always …

She Learned Quick

At first,she loved me like she was begging the worldto do the same for her—loud when it mattered,quiet when it didn’t,eyes wide, heart open,always …

She Learned Quick

She didn’t need spells.Didn’t need incense or fire.Just knew how to look at youlike she saw something you didn’t. Didn’t say much—didn’t have …

She Didn’t Flinch

She came back with pupils like pinpricks,breathing like she’d just runfrom something—or toward it.There was a charge in her bones,like her body …

Kiss and Detonate

You fucked me upwith a smile,so calm,so sure,like it was easyto break someoneand still sleep at night. Every lie you toldtasted like truthuntil I …

Casualties of Your Bullshit

When she returns,it’s never innocent.She slips through cracksyou forgot existed,smirk sharpenedlike a bladeshe’s been hiding,waiting for the right …

Back for Blood

You’re screaming,but I’m breathing silence—your voice stripped raw,just echoes grindingagainst hollow walls.I’ve severed nerves,burned bridges,closed…

Static in My Veins

He came in smelling like the night—not the night they shared,but one he made without her.His skin was still warmlike he hadn’t been alonefor hours. …

What Doesn’t Wash Off

I went outsidebecause inside felt like it was pressing infrom all sides. The trees didn’t carehow long I stood there.They didn’t need anything from …

Standing in It

When it’s them,everything sharpens. The air feels differentjust because they’re in it.Like your bodyknows before you do. You watch their handswhen …

All Nerve Endings