Venturing Down to the Basement With You

poetry
Written By University of Wyoming MFA Program

T. Dallas Saylor

I grope for the   naked
                                                      bulb chain   in the dark
                            among old chairs & pillows   pressing our bodies
                                     like thoughts merging   to dust
                                              but only broken   breathing
                                               things live here   like sparks

                                            in brief panic I’m   reaching out
                                                             lonely   desperate
                                              hoping for heat   to ignite
                                        to guide me toward   your breathing
                                                             safety   against my fingertips

                                          but all I can see is   the shape of 
                                    what’s before my eyes   your body & mine
                                         becoming shadows   becoming one

T. Dallas Saylor (he/they) is a PhD candidate in poetry at Florida State University, and he holds an MFA from the University of Houston. His work meditates on the body, especially gender and sexuality, against physical, spiritual, and digital landscapes. His poetry has been featured in Prairie Schooner, Poetry Northwest, Colorado Review, Christianity & Literature, PRISM international, and elsewhere. He currently lives in Denver, CO. He is on Twitter: @dallas_saylor.

University of Wyoming MFA Program
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