butterfly, 2022 — MaxxM Studio Cave

butterfly, 2022 | chapter 22 lost edits

Dedicated to those with
the strength it takes,
to release an almost
Right Situation,
to clear the area
(brush fire),
to Welcome,
the Deeply Aligned.

~

I pickpocketed his ID
to check the gap of his lie:
57 feels better than 27,
Why does Hanan not have a drink yet?
Fix it.
He obeys.
But to be seen
where his body
is truly at
in the timespace continuum,
was too much.
So back to the pool
on Long Island
he slips into the night.
Fuck Butterfly Soho.

Claire says Glances are Powerful
And so I scrape together
the power of their
800 looks over,
glued together with
One Long Look,
and cobble together
a limerent in which
to lose myself.

Then the blue pillars
come alongside,
hold the mirror,
gently assisting
my body from
the hardened exterior.
Snapping open terry cloth,
moving me into
the soft center
between head and legs.
Pausing mid-towel off
of the syrupy acidic drip,
Turning me Toward
the friendly glare of silver:
Look baby,
you need to see.

The height of
the walls around
your pulsing muscle
are too high now
and you’re drowning yourself
in a deep fear
of disempowerment
disguised as independent strength.
Have you ever punched a wave?
Trusted the water’s memory to release your own?