tombstone—just tall enough to shield his leaning
shoulder blades muttering blood

hurting—familiar, like when he lay
with his feet palmed firmly against it

now—dim
a washed out sky is suspended dully

over this scene—murkily violent—
smoke and petals coming out his mouth

he thought pebbles pushing through the stone
pressing texture around his spine

its flow was dark red, thick
what comes out of strong, sinewy parts

trickled
tinted stones and dripped down to grass

moving through his veins to leaves'
adding a hue of himself to the growth

gently rubbing his backbone reminded him it was there
that he was there, with idle knees

letting blood water the grass and saying
you have made a beast of me.

1. brain
2. likes art, but not snobby
3. tells me i'm cute
4. smells good
5. holds hands
6. would never wear a bindi
7. good enough shape that he could spot me at gym
8. can dance to hip-hop
9. not picky eater
10. confident, but not cocky
11. pays for stuff
12. un-flaky
13. listens
14. smokes pot once in a blue moon
15. stutters
16. aggressive
17. writes in journal occasionally
18. gets lost less than i do
19. depressed (actually more like melancholy)
20. sort of near my age (25 here)
21. NYC area
22. nerd
23. nice (pick one: biceps, butt, thighs, cock)
24. obsesses over stuff he likes
25. short hair
26. tattoo, or would get one (but not an armband)
27. doesn't say 'oh shit' every time he cums
29. checks e-mail
30. nice hands
31. optimistic
32. has tried drag
33. appreciates hand-coded html
34. good kisser
35. multiracial too
36. has funny friends

score >50%?