“Here’s something you’ve never heard before”
I had
So I stopped the telling, and pushed him over and
caught myself.
I’m telling you this now
because I’m not with other people
and haven’t been for quite a while.
‘Now’s our time’
There’s something you’ve heard before
I get it:
We’re not looking for rapture on a Thursday
or existential yoga
or soulcraft spin-classes
or daytime television
Here’s something you’ve never heard before
“The grey hands are scratching round,
They’re in the floorboards and around the corner,
They hushed the latch and bribed the doorman”
I stopped the telling, and pushed him over
and caught you.
You’re had.