Tag Archives: Charles Rafferty

This is why lovers show off their dog bites and appendectomy scars, the tattooed crosses they have come to regret. They keep them hidden until they can’t, until somebody touches with a tongue the place that used to hurt. After all this time, ink remains the standard medium of love letters. It’s how the future […]

O misshapen pearls, O pebbles from the human brook, I summon the rusty taste of you, the pleasure of twisting. You were the first lesson in how nothing lasts, but no one paid attention. Pillow by pillow, we gathered your coins. Whatever we purchased is also gone. Charles Rafferty‘s most recent collection of poems is […]