Binary Theories
put yourself
away:
we can never satisfy
these lovers.
*
IN THE AGE OF GHOSTS
all of the stars you fawn over
masquerade as broken records
lost in some other decade
or the backseat in that man’s convertible.
*
LA SORCIÈRE
in my dreams,
i have pastel hair.
lavender waves,
ripen
to curl
around your fingers.
to drown you,
in carelessness
my skin,
just recycled salt
with hair
turns teal,
vibrating out
wishes or contraptions,
no one has decided –
yet.
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LAKE #2
don’t look for me – i’m drowning,
i’ll just be down by the lake
remembering you,
with a wilted crown,
loving your reflection
wavy skin, swollen lips,
until the water, says
hello lover, no one else
needs to drop in tonight.
*
PRESS 9 TO MAKE AN OUT OF NETWORK CALL
i want to give you lavender diamonds,
even if you’re a champagne communist.
i’ll always promise to stay a telephone ghost
with the best late-night, unexpected texts.
*
Stephanie Valente’s waiting for the end of the world takes places between the world of the living and the dead. Inspired by the major arcana tarot cards, the poems explores the unstoppable forces of urgency, love, sex, desire, longing, and identity.
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