i hold a razor to my lips like it’s cut from a wishbone &. spit bloodied shards from between my teeth to make shooting stars in crimson &. silver .
there is a shower of meteors in the sky &. they singe my skin in plumes of burnished charcoal ,&. i can smell metal on my fingertips &. taste brass on my tongue ,&. all the while i am burning &. bruising &. bleeding .