e (ii)

i wish i could pull you out of my lungs / pull your name out of my chest / throw it on the pavement / stomp it out like a cigarette / but you know, ashes can still start a fire / and so i’ll tend to the flames / i’ll let them burn my entire house down

i can say i don’t want to see you / tell my wednesday tongue to starve / let your name fizzle out on my tastebuds / but you will always be next to me / your peach palms a foot away / your cherry tongue / the forbidden fruit

my red hunger, gnawing / at the center of my chest