M. Dae

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You Can't Go Home

Woodpecker never let me sleep
So I learned to count the ticking against oak
5 more knocks until you run down the hallway
Tangle yourself into the mess of me

Missing you is runny egg yolk and shit diner coffee and layered butter biscuits

I think about how I'd bite and smear my lips with slick
Suck grape jelly through my teeth
Wash it down with closed eyes and a whiff of gardenia
Open them onto Amsterdam and the beginning of July

M. Dae is an artist and writer originally from Gilbert, South Carolina. Her first short film Far Enough is in post production and will be released in 2019. She writes poetry, films and plays. She currently resides in New York City with her cat (who is a Hufflepuff to her Slytherin).