999 U

Jul 23

my tattoo peeled off
left behind a hole
in my leg
let me see right through
the skin
down to the bone

as anyone felt

let a bite be gone
fear struck
and sick with lust
taken up by wings
until

red

all red

I put on a record
watched the spiders
eat through the needle

when it came off
felt like I lost you too
tattooed on my tongue

it felt like I lost you too
when it came off

put on a record
until
I dressed in red
sacrificed my dreams
all my bones
all two of them
my back and my right arm

it felt like I lost you too

we can put on a record
you can take off your boots
I’ll give you my spine

then I’ll get a new tattoo

999 V