12 days

I  had a lover

and there was an awefully

childlike thinness 

to her ankels

but everything within her

burned of pure, untameable 

rage.

I havent seen her

in centuries 

I havent shaved

in 12 days

almost 13

my beard is growing

and it somehow feels

as if every hair embarking

elongating, through my pours 

lets out, a silent fire

that evacuates my

internal flames.