~~~ Hammering down on the mortal page, creating my double clothed in words. Pockets of invisible light penetrating my skin, exposing ruby jewels: tissues, veins, & blood. I build transparent cabinets, housing my strung together vignettes waiting to be unsealed. I cross out uneven bangs from an unfortunate haircut for long, steady black waves. I paint pensive, brown wrapping themselves around a bouquet of fiction books and prayers. I carve mountainous curves on my rosy lips which grumble & trace the sounds of Ancient Greek. Smearing with crumbly charcoal, I erase Mandarin from the page. I stick my sweet teeth together, the tools in my toolbox that work but can’t…