i forgive myself for choosing to be a predator. for sharp teeth and an active imagination. for killing my meat, in an age when killing is a luxury, not a need. i forgive myself for raising birds to be slaughtered, … Continue reading →

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an irrigated field

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Kat Heatherington

it smells like rain or an irrigated field and tonight i have both and new love besides.

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the brightness of the sky/ overwhelms my eyes

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Kat Heatherington

i am always turning away from you. seven years of arrival and departure without continuance at the center, the motion away built into the motion toward. brightest love of my life from whom i must turn, whose desires i could … Continue reading →

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your ideal girl

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Kat Heatherington

i’m in love with the hydrologic cycle, and i can take apart a live chicken, dance half-naked in moonlight and firelight, build a wall, plant a tree, recognize the difference between a covenant with you and a contract with the … Continue reading →

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