Kirsten Cliff Elliot

long haul flight
this gaping wound
of turbulent sky

— Kirsten Cliff Elliot

spontaneous combustion

the black cat remains

at her feet

— Kirsten Cliff Elliot

Kirsten Cliff Elliot

soul theft
I’m left with a bloom
of blood

— Kirsten Cliff Elliot

devil’s hour

the querent draws

the Fool

— Kirsten Cliff Elliot

Kirsten Cliff Elliot

jump scare
just another spider
shape shifting

— Kirsten Cliff Elliot

Kirsten Cliff Elliot

the laying on of hands
her skin crawls

— Kirsten Cliff Elliot

Kirsten Cliff Elliot

windburn
the stonemason’s hands
weightless in mine

— Kirsten Cliff Elliot

Kirsten Cliff Elliot

empty cocoon
what I think about
when it’s dark

— Kirsten Cliff Elliot

Kirsten Cliff Elliot

tending a gravestone
the pale skin
of her lower back

— Kirsten Cliff Elliot

Kirsten Cliff Elliot

widdershins

the words I

can’t take back

— Kirsten Cliff Elliot

Kirsten Cliff Elliot

star chart
with age my tattoo
spreading its ink

— Kirsten Cliff Elliot

Kirsten Cliff Elliot

skyclad
making the sacrifice
because I’m a wife

— Kirsten Cliff Elliot