irreversible
tender_square
the
days
are
intractable.
a
deadline
looms.
a
spreadsheet tracks
inventory
; cells containing
years
of
belongings
and
their
approximate values.
i
know
,
and
have
known
,
we
aren't
getting
back
together
;
even
in
these
in
-between states
of
separation
it
crashes
on
me
like
a
tidal
wave
.
i'm
importing
a
life
across
the
border,
back
to
where
i
came
from
—a
move
that
feels
irreversible.
i
remember
,
during
the
worst
of
times
,
when
our
marriage
felt
that
way
.
230123
what's it to you?
who
go
blather
from