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Written by Zo Grimmwood

Undo Me

Unmake the scars that I bear. Those lingering memories of rejection. Unmake me. Undo the tears, the crying done in my father’s arms, the restless nights, the isolation and the fear. Strip me bare and unmake into a babe unmarked by life. Erase my name, forget my face and undo the scars that make me […]

Written by Zo Grimmwood

Melted

We’re wax bodies clung to each other like scented candles in the night. Dripping hot we’re sticky. And when the heat finally dies, we’ll harden like bodies frozen in time wax turned cold. Will we ever warm up again?

Written by Zo Grimmwood

A Drownin’ Man

I’m runnin’ from the hounds bare foot, dogs got my scent. I hear the warden’s call and the clank of his metal stick. They gonna beat me, rope me, take me down to the river to drown my sins away. O lord, where art thou? Now that your Shepard has bloodied the lamb, do you […]