We feel lucky in moments we’ve survived the heart
saved the whole whale: oil, fire.
We build a tent out of bones
the red red red of shadow inside a canyon
keeping us close enough
though our desires scream: splitter.
An equal love spreads over the tongue
holding us down; guiding us back.
We hold our teeth inside our mouths
careful not to push [...]
Tag Archives: punk rock
The Whole Whale: A Poem by Haley Lasché
July 6, 2009 – 10:17 am
Dancing On Air: Fiction by Jim Ruland
June 18, 2009 – 3:29 am
Not by choice. You swung the axe but it was not your choice. You have never looked at wood so closely. The carefully hewn boards fitted together so carefully. A man with responsibilities. Mouths to feed. You were at a saloon on Water Street. Witnesses say. You were taken out of the place and put [...]
