JUN ❋ Sarah Jean Alexander

When you ask me what I am staying alive for I respond with
I want to look at more things
I want to wait for my eyebrows to grow into each other
That is what I am waiting for

And if I have a little more time to stay in love
then I will accept that as well

Often in the middle of a prayer I realize
this is just another excuse to avoid responsibility

But if I could trade one of my hands for the option
of never being asked another question regarding my arms for the rest of my life
I would at least consider it for a few minutes

What are the bodily responses you feel most responsible for
and if you could prepare for its collapse
would you even want to

When I wake up to a boy wrapped loosely in white blankets
wrapped tightly around me
I know it’s because I deserve it