Grace: me, an act, a haiku

How do I explain

that I’ve been made different

and there’s no before?

[photo of me by the incredibly talented Katy Martin Photography]

"Airports see more sincere kisses than wedding halls. The walls of hospitals have heard more prayers than the walls of churches."

I wish you were the one that got away: a haiku set

I.Your hand left a bruise

that I found in the shower

the morning after.

 

II. I told my mother

I would never hurt myself

so I asked you to.

 

III. And when our lips met,

they tasted like confession,

sweeter than remorse. 

Inspiration: The Civil Wars

That’s the thing about everything bagels, they demand to be eaten.