bereaved
raze
she
has
your
face
.
but
she
can't
be
you
.
she
speaks
of
love
in
a
strange
city
with
someone
else
.
she
doesn't
seem
to
see
me
at
all
.
i
am
a
child
hiding
in
an
unfinished
basement
.
not
encased
in
a
suit
of
armour,
but
buried
beneath
it
.
a
stack
of
unread
pages
pinned
in
place
by
a
paperweight
of
plated brass.
she
filches
the
woven
fabric
i
wear
to
ward
off
winter's
wet
work
and
leaves
me
lying
supine
and
exposed
on
the
cold
concrete
floor
.
if
i
stare
at
the
ceiling
long
enough
,
if
i
squint
until
all
the
light
leaves
my
eyes
,
maybe
i
can
unwind
time
and
call
back
what's
been
lost
.
260306
what's it to you?
who
go
blather
from