poem by
AUTUMN GREMAL
my own blood
flooding from empty sockets where teeth used to be
gaping darkness
jaw to flesh
a piece of self taken from me
flecks of bone seeping through
i stained my new jacket
in my first car accident
steeped in smoke
showered in glass
oil pouring into the street
my own blood
spat into the kitchen sink
smeared onto a dish towel
spattered on the floor
soiling your shirt
blade to my throat
the grit of my skin crushed beneath your incisors
taking a bath
accompanied by red
tangled
knotted
yanked every hair on my head
candle wax coating lingering on the bathroom floor
from razor unto razor unhinged from plastic hilts
i have seen enough of my own blood
but i cannot seem to keep it in
shivering and alone
passed out under the coffee table
dreaming in boats
drifting
on a river of vodka
into the next day