this is the one that is
my favorite color
it rises up slowly
like a flood
and evaporates
leaving behind
a sticky film
that i can’t wash
from my arms
that i can’t hide
from myself
that i’ll wear
like an invisible armor
to sheild myself
from nothing
but under these
floorboards creaking
the basement mildly
crashes
bhagiti 6.3.07 perrysburg, oh
