Chloe Chow
you’re chewing holes in your lip
folded up tight and clean
arcing and trembling
i can hear you praying from here.
jesus, you’re loud.
i don’t think that’ll get you far
damnation is an ugly word
smudged near the edges
round and full
baby, i’ll make it feel like something else.
he’ll take you from the earth
let you swim in it
just to touch, never to look
there’s no peace in that
heaven is weighty, burdensome
it’s antisublime and finite and knowable
he won’t take my notes
but that shouldn’t matter to you!
you were meant to roam free
dance in the blaze
let the coal urge your soles on
this is freedom, motherfucker.
this is Eternity.
i’ll bring you your salvation.
i’ll put a bullet between your eyes.
wanton and tender.
my blood flows clear
and you can hear it.
you deserve this.
you deserve this.
after all this, you deserve this.
Chloe Chow is a freshman studying biology and religion. She enjoys badly named pets, fancy cheese, and the smell of the air at night. You can usually find her scrolling through Twitter, unfortunately.
