liquid like black blood flows at my command
coagulating with a click
I am Amelia scanning the waves of the Atlantic
I am Joan avenging her Percheron
you are my silver black cylinder
stealthy, nearly weightless
a silent soldier
sworn to my allegiance
do you remember when I pressed you into my palm
inscribing his number there
your point carving a permanent tattoo
my blood mixing with yours like twins entwined at birth
on radiant days you dotted my fingertips
with tiny smiling faces daring me
to tease my little niece
with wiggling digits and squeaky voices
you indulged the hackneyed hearts twirled
above initials on the middle school love note
folded into 10 tiny pieces, compressing your words
into a minuscule jewel box
to be opened up again
by undeserving eyes
one layer at a time
like a black flower blooming
is a fine-art, studio-portrait photographer based in Boulder, Colorado. She began writing poetry in 2014 and has been exploring every form she can get her hands on.
