but its sterile like tonguing hospital floors
the clean-shaven place between her legs
resembled the flood plains when i pulled her hair
whispered foul words in her ear
just like her father used to in drunken fits
it only takes two fingers to dig a shallow grave
even on bare knees
your apology doesn't mean anything to me
dig into the meat of my palm
and sever nerves one by one
i still use your garter for teething
steel-trap dreaming through a doorknob belt loop noose
nevermind the tendency for autoerotic asphyxiztion and suicide attempts
we'll track you by the scent from where you're beeding
because even on bare knees
it doesn't mean a goddamn thing to me