i wept in a dream

but i don't know what i saw.
i lay ont the ground with geryon
watching the wickedest arrow
dive into
st. sebastian, the patron saint
of love

and we felt for resonance we felt for it together

but instead
i reached inside
and pulled

and pulled
and pulled and

(as if one barb
could be turned
into a full bloom)

i saw blood
eventually.