“Freyja, or How I Became the Snake That Even in the Garden Eats Itself,” “Concerning Paradise,” and “Aubade with Death & Good Fortune”
i tried something awful
to impress
at the edge
of a koi pond
& slipped.
an olive film
couldn’t know
i loved her. in years i found
if i hit my palm against my jaw hard & fast
under running water it created
a band of fuzzy light
& done again
the ringing was renewal.