Incandescent
︎︎︎ Maude B.
︎ Dec 24, 2025
opening the window for him
I'm such a good mother
now the virgin closes her
eyes tilting head upwards
gapes at the empty LED
moon every sharp corner
crystal clear glass you
know Lost Highway style
just to relieve some of
this pressure... Crack! I
shatter and splinter yeah...
that's the spot I totter in
tandem with the 82 all
slumping and clunking
towards home the Bulb
blinks, blinks, beats the
rays eclipsing my heart
every oh so often there's
. . . . weightlessness . . . .
I kiss his radiant cheek
and blister my soft lips
I can't thank him enough.
I'm such a good mother
now the virgin closes her
eyes tilting head upwards
gapes at the empty LED
moon every sharp corner
crystal clear glass you
know Lost Highway style
just to relieve some of
this pressure... Crack! I
shatter and splinter yeah...
that's the spot I totter in
tandem with the 82 all
slumping and clunking
towards home the Bulb
blinks, blinks, beats the
rays eclipsing my heart
every oh so often there's
. . . . weightlessness . . . .
I kiss his radiant cheek
and blister my soft lips
I can't thank him enough.
Maude B. is a waitress in Chicago, Illinois.