she said
we should get together
sometime
she said
let’s just nail the flowers
into the drywall
she said
i’m middle aged
she said
that time goes slowly but
it speeds up the mundanity
as age progresses
she said
while driving fast in a bright car
lighting palo santo
don’t let a bad friend ruin
the smell of a good tree
she said
I still feel him in my mind
as she smiles
she said
that pain
is a gift too
she said
it’s nice to hang out with
someone who is fun and
has the time
she said
the mind cracks open
and nerves flood all sorts
of sensations
she said
I’m a healer
give me your hand
as she passed it
under the bathroom
stall
she said
I slammed my fingers
in the door
she said
my acrylic nails saved me
she said
mama joe will take care
of you
she said
I’m a scorpio so
I’m pretty private
she said
while driving east
on the highway
I don’t know what it is
but my soul is a cat penis
and it won’t let go
she said
I’m squishy so I don’t model
she said
who is this woman
to you
in the red
she said
I’m attracted to people
who are bad for me
she said
your father wrote me
this poem
left it on my steps
she said
this spider is my friend
she said
I loved him as Kristian
and now I’ll love her
as Katrina
she said
initial sex wasn’t great
but in the morning
she did yoga
naked
then he fucked
her real good
she said
darling heart
keep writing
she said
let’s walk through
the graveyard
but we have to
break in first
-Bethany Price, from Return to the Gathering Place of the Waters
