A kid under a tablecloth insists heโs a ghost. A table underneath a tablecloth is, I guess, like the rest of us, only pretending to be invisible.
Richard SikenThe way you slam your body into mine reminds me Iโm alive, but monsters are always hungry, darling.
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 Siken