the moon is essentially gray
by Jillian Clark





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anxiety is the movement



this poem can't stop anything

like how i'll feel when i fall asleep and feel the fat

hanging over my side like an avalanche you can't spit your way out of

can't wake me up from a dream where you walked us both straight into the lake

or a sunday; sundays are all moons going down


a shadow touched scott's face

and i could cry, you know, it just sort of falls

across his mouth and chin

like something that's been waiting only a few minutes

but can tell it's going to be awhile