only higher
by Anabel Curry

"you can't melt my bones"


yes i can and i'll mix them with whiskey
ask me
and i'll mix me with whiskey
ask me with whiskey
whisk me
then ask me
and i'll tell you that everything melts

the in between is ash
yes i can
just ask the ash
then pour it in my whiskey
and mix me with whiskey
and ask, and ash me, ask me
and i'll melt you where everything takes

it's right here
warm wood and ash                 wormwood and whiskey

later, the whiskey asks me weakly, and asks me weekly

"what is the taste of melted marrow?"