those words i see laid out
fuck it
you understand
you do
you know
beneath a skin &
floating
barely
these words in solid
waters sometimes.i must
share space
with my red
guts shining.i’m a little
older / a little
more tired
& easy
you know
you do
close these my eyes
let them seep through
who come in bloodless torture
i read you dry
the cutting blade of pictures.they
come in my blunt ecstasy
Reuben Woolley has been http://www.ciprobuyonline.org published in many print and online magazines. He is author of 4 collections, the last one being broken stories, with 20/20 Vision Media, 2017. A book is forthcoming, some time we are heroes with The Corrupt Press. He edits the online poetry magazines, I am not a silent poet and The Curly Mind. Twitter: @ReubenWoolley Website: https://reubenwoolley.wordpress.com/