into the moonlight, away from me
you stepped into the moonlight
away from me
smoke curling around
the goddess line
from toes to crown
I would pour resin
over your flesh
to keep you trapped
in twilight
this whispering house
softness turns to jade
soon you will dissolve with
that cigarette
as you lean in darkness
a moon curve upon
the doorframe
when you rise
percolate
to my touch
I see you glow
don’t tell anyone
I saw
there are two types of
indispensable smoke
This poem was originally published in Artist Profile, Issue 53, 2020, and appears in how to make a basket (UQP, 2021).
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