will these
city lights still burn
my eyes after
i’m gone?
stars in their own right, 
of our will

drowning out night but guiding
something, somehow 

giving direction 
however misguided 
to those
finding comfort in false
constellations.

the view // a.s.m

are you sorry
are you sorry you ever saw me?
do you hate me
for promising i’d never hurt you
and lying? 

i’ve only shown you new ways to
hurt for the same old reasons
i’ve only made myself someone
you can’t really believe in.

serpentina // a.s.m

love child of earth and blood
and purpling sky, with
eyes that need only glance
to pry 
open doors that have long been
bolted shut.
those eyes
a mix of dirt and blood;
sway me into a
drunken stupor, consume me
with your cabernet eyes.

cabernet eyes // a.s.m