I wanted to be wanted and he was very beautiful, kissed with his eyes closed, and only felt good while moving. You could drown in those eyes, I said, so itโs summer, so itโs suicide, so weโre helpless in sleep and struggling at the bottom of the pool.
Richard SikenWearing your clothes or standing in the shower for over an hour, pretending that this skin is your skin, these hands your hands, these shins, these soapy flanks
Richard SikenYou are playing cards with three Jeffs. One is your father, one is your brother, and the other is your current boyfriend. All of them have seen you naked and heard you talking in your sleep. Your boyfriend Jeff gets up to answer the phone. To them he is a mirror, but to you he is a room.
Richard SikenVanity, in a fairy tale, will make you evil. Vanity in the real world will drive you nuts. Vanity makes you say things like โI deserved a better life than this.
Richard Siken