betta
this cut stain in water bleed
to blood, curdle compact stop
amid flight bullet nub. catch
cock breach break tension skim
in swell. unclot thin streak
strokes sweep and spell
each word jabs jar tight match strike
alight a better man;
he asks for me, i know him well,
my very own image of hell.
~
*note to "betta"
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