she makes art when she breathes,
shatters cities when she bleeds,
and I swear that if she asked me to
I’d lay the universe at her feet
she’s the first dream I had
when the lights went out
the flicker of white candles and
the smell of burning strings
“love me out loud” she yells
as heaven falls to her knees
I chase her tears in the dark
the way I chase every broken heart-
bargaining with unfamiliar gods
and counting teeth marks
the lovedrunk cowgirl 