Swan Dive

Broke my jaw with my eyes shut in prayer Park bench Knuckles everywhere Blood in my cheeks and your teeth in my hair Looking out at the end of the lie God's grace gutter lullaby Barbed wire tic for the rest of my life Oh no, oh my Brought low, on high Swan dive Swan dive Can't die Swan dive Thinning ice at the head of your stairs Park Slope I'm barely anywhere Thread me along through the threat in the air Doubled-down and you dared me to blink Thank god I couldn't overthink Buried me deep with your palms to the sink Oh no, oh my Stay slow inside Swan dive Swan dive Don't die Swan dive Hot trash prerequisite Spiral commensurate Freedom degraded to shame Failsafes and hardhats The baby, the birdbath Anything else in the way Of your pure dissolution Emptying out at the sound of your name Oh no, oh my John Doe, clean lines Swan dive Swan dive New life Swan dive