But your heart is an unruly child, / it pouts on the staircase and screams, / it will not go to bed until you / appease it with stories and justifications.
The shadows seem to try to say, / “We represent the lost and gone,
They trickle down my arms / my stomach my legs my feet / and they are entwined again, / disorganized,
plastic flowers drenched / in expensive French perfume / I never asked for.
The sand / once white, / once drifting / sits heavily in my teeth
I don’t want any part / of you that doesn’t / tangibly exist to me / unless it is love / thoughts / breath on my breath