Two Pieces (w/translations)
Skrubjay
Paradise
Land on me,
watch me rise to meet you.
my ribs uncurl like petals
Bones reaching for the rays from your laughter
A cup full of nectar awaits
Take my blood and drink
Nourish yourself
Leave me barren
To refill from you.
Monta mis caderas,
Mira mi pecho elevarse.
Mis costillas se abren como pétalos
Huesos buscando los rayos de tu risa
Toma mi corazón y traga
Nutrete
Déjame vacío
Para recargar de usted.
Scarlet Monkeyflower
You’ll look at me the way I look at you,
One day,
your voice will float in the wind,
hands cupping my face like petals
of monkeyflower
admiration pouring from your gentle
examination of my leaves
I will try to wrap myself around your finger
closing to the world,
all I need to feed
scarlet of the petals, scarlet in my cheeks
the scarlet I feel coursing in my veins
through my spine, through my stamen.
Stay with me, under this tree
let us look for the sun together
One day
You’ll look at this flower and see me
Me mirarás como yo te miro,
Un día,
tu voz flotará en el viento,
manos ahuecando mi cara como pétalos
de flor de mono
admiración brotando de tu gentil
examen de mis hojas
Intentaré envolverme alrededor de tu dedo
cerrándose al mundo,
todo lo que necesito para alimentarme
escarlata de los pétalos, escarlata en mis mejillas
el escarlata que siento correr por mis venas
a través de mi columna, a través de mi estambre.
Quédate conmigo, debajo de este árbol
busquemos el sol juntos
Un día
Mirarás esta flor y me verás.
Jay likes to stay inside and hide from the sun. If he isn't reading, writing, gaming, or watching movies... he's probably been forced outside against his will.