Topics:
beauty
he was a part
of you
sinew blood
and tissue
a lifeline
denied
red-blue river
dried within
twisted cords
still beauty
swaddled
tip toes
and apologies
distract yet
the quiet
returns
pump acceleration
hardly contained within
osseous cage
as I answer
the call
nerves bathed
in anesthetic
numb contracting
muscles
but certainly not
the pain
you tell me
you feel empty
because
he was a part
of you
sinew blood
and tissue
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2017
