aimee bender – satomipoema

My eyelids are my own private cave

that I can go to

anytime I want.

– Aimee Bender –

Ph : Hiroshi Nonami

Being there was like having a good cry, the clearing of the air after weight has been held.

– Aimee Bender –

Ph : Marino Parisotto

I like to smile at the men ( women ) who look mean so they know I believe in their better selves. That makes a difference in the world …

– Aimee Bender –

It is so often surprising, who rescues you at your lowest moments.

– Aimee Bender –

My lover is experiencing reverse evolution.

– Aimee Bender –

Ph : Mukti Echwantono

I was right at the edge of their circle,

like the tail of a Q…

– Aimee Bender – The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake

… and the world dries up and dies when there’s too much thought and not enough heart.

– Aimee Bender –

Ph : Nirav Patel

My genes, my love, are rubber bands and rope – make yourself a structure you can live inside.

– Aimee Bender – Willful Creatures

Ph : Abanna

Her thighs.

The current that goes back to the spine.

The thin paper. The hair smells of hair.

The absurd, stupid, foolish, idiotic,

perfect simplicity of the nesting.

– Aimee Bender –

Ph : Jaroslaw Datta –

… when he closed his eyes,

the torrent of longing waiting inside was so thick

he thought he might drown in it.

– Aimee Bender –