AaronSt. JohnsI am here again, finally, at the familiar riverbank: Not quite yet at the water’s edge, But on the sandy stretch, Feet from where My…Jun 18, 2022Jun 18, 2022
AaronEyesI have combed the libraries, the leaflets, and the legacies of the men who lived among lakes and trees of the Romantics and none of them…Jun 16, 2022Jun 16, 2022
AaronWhat Made Me LieNot having enough money in the bank Being hungry Being lonely Not wanting to wait in line Too little sleep Knowing how it all shakes out…May 31, 2022May 31, 2022
AaronTrees in the DistrictThere are so many trees here! they say. Yes, I say back, but they were picked to stay. Once this whole place was trees. Once everything…May 30, 2022May 30, 2022
AaronSun-drenchedI have lost count of how many days it has been since I’ve seen the ocean, which is to say that I can no longer remember feeling like a…May 27, 2022May 27, 2022
AaronDeidreOur hours now outnumber my capacity to remember, which is exactly what love is supposed to feel like. Not all of them have been easy, but…May 20, 2022May 20, 2022
AaronBrianYour head in my lap, one arm across your chest. The other along your side. You were so luminously white, as if carrying about your marbled…May 20, 2022May 20, 2022
AaronWhile I was away, I forgot the taste of figs.Is there matter between us again? I’m afraid to reach for it; to push against nothingness is to fly forever in the direction of away from…May 20, 2022May 20, 2022
AaronSystoSometimes I think about the very end and imagine it is you who puts the coins on my eyes. You kiss my forehead, pause, and a teardrop hits…May 20, 2022May 20, 2022
AaronTime To GoThe clock reads half past the time when you’re supposed to be resting your head on my chest and telling me a story about when you were a…May 8, 2022May 8, 2022