~ guns and apples

i think that if i just stay

utterly

silent

utterly

silent

utterly

silent

///

i think that if i just keep

holding

my breath

holding

my breath

holding

my breath

///

i think that if i just balance

everything

on

top

of

my

head

like

an

hourglass

knocked

on

its

side

///

like

an

apple

with

a

worm

///

then the things my heart

yearns for

will not know

they’re being hunted

will not hear

the trigger click

and they will not

have time

to duck.

~ guns and apples