by allegraosati | | poems
do you ever just reach into your ribs pull out your heart gripping every last coagulated thought thrust it forth into the world so they might finally understand
by allegraosati | | poems
the wine aflame flooding the ragged hollow of my heart my eyes singed
by allegraosati | | poems
a frivolous handful of November bread a tree grows in my brain this town gets smaller every day
by allegraosati | | poems
leaves of grass untouched held by winter’s grasp suspended only in memory of sunlight the clouds have other chores battering a hardy world with fragile flakes
by allegraosati | | poems
how mushrooms shrink in the pan their putrid earth staining as fingertips nurture their bed