I feel as though the
days that pass
do so to tease me. I remember
the way you looked at me-
sex, need in your eyes. Sex.
The best sex. Love gave
tight hugs, thorough, deep

Bang! Bang!
Uncle scooped us up and
out our beds, covered our
heads with his body as he
hunched over us, us scared down
to the wooden floor, which we
knew too well by the time we were

From a distance I see a light
reflecting off the glass door of
my building. As I get closer, I
see that it is just a bike light
and become less curious. But
as I walk through the door, in
front of the rider I see the three