Eden’s Garden

I have been searching for a way

to tear this down

to dismember the way

in which we speak

our heads

no longer betrothed to a body

Fear is the ultraviolet ray

that heats my skin when you smile

this is not sweet

this is a sucker punch

this is broken teeth

and blood soaked socks

this is scabbed knees

pressed to concrete

Pray for repentance

save yourself from your sins

draw the blinds back

let love into your heart

don’t let her into your room

I will plant lavender in your garden

and dip my tongue in honey

we will never speak of this again

this is pain

without a memory

-Lazari