“I will be removing the
drainage tubes on Thursday,
You will not like me very much.”

Cool, damp skin
In a tropical breeze.
The smell of salt air.
But the ocean rises
Again in my chest and
I do not remember
How to swim.
Feeling storms approach
Lightning flashes
In my periphery.
My teeth crumble
When I smile or sleep.
First raindrops fall
Burgundy, Blood red
From my nostrils.
I feel the end is near,
I want for my last words
to not …

…a sensual balance
between dark and light…

Now is the time
to use the skills
he has learned
dealing with abandonment.

New Video Poetry Project of the Beautiful “Love Monologue”
From the Italian -English Collection “Se Guardo Dentro” – “If I Look Inside”
By Laura Mercurio Ebohon – LauraLME
Music and Vocals by Regina Aislin  — Photography by Jonahh Oestreich
Video Production by Jack Varnell – The Emotional Orphann –
Additional Footage – Internet Archive (archive.org)