“In the spring of 2020, when the lockdown began, Liz still owned the ax that broke down her childhood front door…”

“under house lights you move / through hallways backstage like it’s a sin / to inhabit your own skin”

“I am a God fearing man / depending on who asks / But between you and me / God does not exist”

“Even if it’s just a small piece of me, it’s good practice for the trillions of years yet to pass in which I will not exist.”

“lingering mysteries I knew / I would never know: a boy who / drank rivers…”

“The balloon continued to expand until it was big enough for me to crawl inside and curl up like an embryo in a green rubber womb.”