CJ Scruton

after Erin SlaughterThere are times I tried water, thought of holding youjust above me a pail, tipping.Times I tried not to beall fire and wind, all empty waiting for smother.I could not make you a mountain pass,the fall sunset hours I tried to find the window, the offerdwindlingsafety to another world.Always I thoughtI can’t have …

I’ve been having dreams where everything turns out __________or nothing ends at all no one not carried back to the world of the living nohypnic jump like I’ve missed a stairstep like I’m certain something has gone terribly wrong where you areour books and stories always tell us not to want danger to beware the …