Eric Tran

Lectio Divina: Hektor the Assassin, Saga #9

“Ooh, you gonna kill us all with your faggy laser sword?”

Dazzling glitter stick, overwintered lily swish. Flaming red wet dream: here’s my heart my softest parts.

I wish men who called me faggot in a truck whizzing by or with fists bearing rocks knew of the men terrified at just the thought of a life loving a man like me—or do I mean that the other way around?

I don’t mean coffin, I don’t mean escape, but more like stars twinkling in the black mouth of night.