BODY SHEDDING ITS OWN BODYI’ve been running along the outskirts of Akron searching for a place to put all of this body feeling like I’m just a broken brake pedal can’t stop thinking about how my father is made of gasoline you should see how he makes everything burn like our hardwood floors my mother ’s tongue the glass coffee tables clocks set 35 years backwards beige love seats deflated pillows porcelain cups my skin keeps glowing a bright ember listen to the way the fire cracks then sizzles listen sometimes there’s nothing you can do but strip to bone so that there’s nothing more to burn. KEEP CLEAR OF ME: I AM MANEUVERING WITH DIFFICULTY
**Title and some lines of the poem “Keep Clear of Me: I am Maneuvering with Difficulty” taken from the children’s book Alpha, Bravo, Charlie: The Complete Book of Nautical Codes by Sara Gillingham** ✱✱✱
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