alone_together
raze
there's
a
scar
on
your
chest
you
don't
know
how
to
talk
about
.
you
work
the
coiled
telephone
cord
between
your
fingers
,
feeling
around
for
a
furrow
deep
enough
to
call
a
friend
.
you
find
me
instead
.
your
voice
inches
across
a
bridge
of
copper
to
get
to
where
i
am
.
we're
two
empty
rooms
in
separate
buildings
.
i
shake
the
ache
out
of
my
legs
and
settle
in
.
i'll
listen
as
long
as
you
let
me
.
did
you
know
we
both
almost
fell
apart
on
the
same
day
?
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...
nr
this
should
be
the
first
paragraph
of
your
novel
that
you
should
write
.
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...
Soma
It
catches
me
off
guard
Whenever
I
realize
that
you
are
you
And
I
’m
still
just
me
We
’re
talking
about
boundaries
again
I
always
find
my
heart
melting
into
others
As
if
metals merging
in
the
vacuum
of
space
The
therapist tosses
her
hair
when
she
laughs
And
her
eyes
wrinkle
in
a
way
that
shows
years
of
joy
.
I
wonder
what
her
sadness
looks
like
.
I
wonder
if
she
’s
laid
there
in
her
bed
,
With
eyes
searching
upward
to
timeless
powers
And
felt
the
heat
of
a
heart
not
her
own
While
knowing
that
despite
every
moment
of
together
She
’s
still
alone
.
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go
blather
from