"I dug through the landfill of your chestand found the meadow wherethe sun god goesto rest his..."

“I dug through the landfill of your chest

and found the meadow where

the sun god goes

to rest his eyes.

I thought, this must be where Mother Earth

pressed your heart between her hands,

because I could feel her fingerprints

seared to the curve of your ribs.

I pilfered your dark places—

the ones where the moon likes to hide.

I found the parts of yourself

you thought you were supposed

to be ashamed of.

I kissed all your secrets.

They looked too much like mine.

Truth is, I have no idea

if we were any good for one another,

but I know our demons all got along

with each other just fine.”

- HERE’S TO THE HOLY UNHOLY, by Ashe Vernon