Burnt

Burnt


I was healing
every broken bone
in your body

it seems to break a lot.
Should you get that checked?

There's the stake, here's the witch,
there's the worst of it.

I think you had the time of your life
I think you really were thriving.

What's late stage? How many months, eight?
I love you so much, you rat, you snake

you motherfucking medusa
without the tragic backstory
chameleon of mental illness
liar, liar, liar

I hope your dogs are happy
I hope your brother moves out
to be honest, I imagined
pouring boiling water
over my face
all the time

I think that would make you smile
not if I did it, just that I wanted to