corinne

dear corinne careening
temples swelling laced with blue

and beating wet-mouthed, snarling
silky tan braids bouncing

skinny wrists dancing
armpits stretched leering and

naked oh jungle-swimming ankles
kicking out

bitch daughter bloodbath
teeth adrip

corinne's arms slung like freckled jewellry
knocking bones

the carrot dangles
chomping bit to fillings sparking

swallow milk whispers
whiskers trembling corinne

kitten-like and mewling
lips parted, shining

bitch mamma swinging axe-wound
winding around dislocated teeth

grief fat like candle wax
in a bowl simmering

clawing molars but
corinne is a terracotta pot, breaking

an opus knitting into
splitting eardrums, humming.