I window words into a name
a light kiss on his chest
I trace
the letter t
its seep whisper
morning scatter
mosquito grasses
curtained yucca
I snakeweed another name
collapse worn tongues into hymns
memories against
pink lights against
bone
bone
pink lights against
memories against
collapse worn tongues into hymns
I snakeweed another name
curtained yucca
mosquito grasses
morning scatter
its seep whisper
the letter t
I trace
a light kiss on his chest
I window words into a name
Copyright © 2025 by Jake Skeets. Originally published in Poem-a-Day on March 17, 2025, by the Academy of American Poets.