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In the end it’s always bondage that drives you / into the quick of clarity,

In direction as well as magnitude, a minke whale surfaces

Grace leaves us wordless. This commonality, though, is what makes the genre of testimony so compelling.

Insight, never a stranger,
appeared (as love does)
suddenly naked
beside you.

When a desire remains unfulfilled—when, for example, our viewing of a televised sporting event is interrupted—our frustration can create a sense of discomfort or longing, directing our focus toward the presence and intensity of desire itself.

From conversations with viewers, I’ve learned that their experience depends a lot on the physical presence of my work, not just the size but also how it connects with its surroundings.

my own fog
belt/belly,
short of room
to fit both

morning air on my face like cold water

We were at war, Christian soldiers, and on October 31, the war spilled out onto every street in the city, Satan rising, only the truest of saints fighting back.

He folds me / over his knee