after “Untitled” (L.A.), 1991, Felix Gonzales-Torres
sweetheart: mosaic:
crinkling starlight:
I am trying to unravel
your skin—how
it keeps growing
mouths—which bite—
wide—/ & open
again: their lesion-dark tongues:—
I am trying
to retrieve you—
water: adding
silver-white ice:
to the melt: whatever
sun can’t take:
unbound
ocean—
ideal weight 50 lbs.
all you can
ask for sometimes—/
I don’t want to
talk about this: I want
to say your lips
taste like granny smiths:
bite out of—: & open—:
wish to feel you
wrinkle, under
my hands: I am
trying to unwrap
you—/ only
to keep
you—
together—:
if I turn
you green, would you—
stay? would you?: stay:
: stay: stay:
crinkling starlight:
I am trying to unravel
your skin—how
it keeps growing
mouths—which bite—
wide—/ & open
again: their lesion-dark tongues:—
I am trying
to retrieve you—
water: adding
silver-white ice:
to the melt: whatever
sun can’t take:
unbound
ocean—
ideal weight 50 lbs.
all you can
ask for sometimes—/
I don’t want to
talk about this: I want
to say your lips
taste like granny smiths:
bite out of—: & open—:
wish to feel you
wrinkle, under
my hands: I am
trying to unwrap
you—/ only
to keep
you—
together—:
if I turn
you green, would you—
stay? would you?: stay:
: stay: stay:
: stay: stay:
stay? would you?: stay:
you green, would you—
if I turn
together—:
you—
to keep
you—/ only
trying to unwrap
my hands: I am
wrinkle, under
wish to feel you
bite out of—: & open—:
taste like granny smiths:
to say your lips
talk about this: I want
I don’t want to
ask for sometimes—/
all you can
ideal weight 50 lbs.
ocean—
unbound
sun can’t take:
to the melt: whatever
silver-white ice:
water: adding
to retrieve you—
I am trying
again: their lesion-dark tongues:—
wide—/ & open
mouths—which bite—
it keeps growing
your skin—how
I am trying to unravel
crinkling starlight:
sweetheart: mosaic:
stay? would you?: stay:
you green, would you—
if I turn
together—:
you—
to keep
you—/ only
trying to unwrap
my hands: I am
wrinkle, under
wish to feel you
bite out of—: & open—:
taste like granny smiths:
to say your lips
talk about this: I want
I don’t want to
ask for sometimes—/
all you can
ideal weight 50 lbs.
ocean—
unbound
sun can’t take:
to the melt: whatever
silver-white ice:
water: adding
to retrieve you—
I am trying
again: their lesion-dark tongues:—
wide—/ & open
mouths—which bite—
it keeps growing
your skin—how
I am trying to unravel
crinkling starlight:
sweetheart: mosaic: