by Marissa Ahmadkhani
It’s driving through fog it’s ocean salt
on skin lungs underwater ragged
breath the light when waking the cold
bathroom floor it’s medication stomach turning
a body creaking a hasty goodbye it’s avalanche
swollen eyes sun hitting water splitting lips
red with wine a mouthful of blood dirt
under fingernails stale air warm and thick
the sun in your eyes erosion
the biting cold suffocating sharp teeth
a fast grip everything slipping
between my fingers