Tell Them Everything

This is the poem called ‘Tell them Everything’, where i tell you everything. It is possible to do that, to tell you absolutely everything. But to do it, we must create a beginning. I guess this beginning was very nearly the ending, my ending. Let me start there. I don’t remember how i nearly died, and i don’t know how …

Skin.

Ink, god, love, smile again. Step heavy, touch light the end. Scream, “i’m sorry!” “I’m sorry!” Proof of love, i will scar over scars too long forgot, i went too far. Say, “i’m stronger!” “i’m stronger!” But you still weaken my knees in the loving way, change my blood, darling please “i love you!” “i love you!” Turn out my …