Where i like to die
sara sage
outside the graveyard, sprawled
in the pollen and hay, ripping grass
strands from their home, tracing
the sunset falling, pink and loud
in the shared shower, water overspilling
the drain and sprinkling the yellow tile,
grimacing at the mirror, my old
puffy-eyed friend
halfway through my six-hour drive,
fifty miles into route 81 when I
consider flipping my car into a
tractor trailer for fun
with the girl I pined after
finally in-between my thighs
and I hate it, repulsed by her
face so desperate for validation
post dive bar on the porch
falling apart, my ex’s best friend’s
thigh taut against mine wishing
men would screw off forever
my bare feet in the parking lot
feeling them melt snow beneath
and tracing prayers into it, wide
sweeping motions with my whole body
Sara Sage is a ten-time published author and composer of her own book, With Space and Time: Tales of a Dead-End Girl. She believes in pushing the limits of the English Language, the power of our truths, and communal healing via storytelling.