likeness
raze
the
second
-last
time
i
saw
the
inside
of
a
church
,
you
sat
at
someone
else's dining
room
table
and
drew
my
portrait
.
pencil
on
paper
.
one
of
the
talents
you
hid
so
well
you
forgot
it
was
yours
.
it's
a
startling
likeness.
my
mane
so
much
wilder
than
you
wanted
it
to
be
.
storm
clouds
in
my
eyes
.
my
shirt
a
dark
-collared duvet.
on
the
flip
side
is
your
second
husband's
forehead
.
the
rest
of
his
face
left
behind
on
the
cloth
this
was
cut
from
.
even
incomplete
,
i
can
see
his
scowl.
you
captured
that
face
in
a
photograph
that
held
me
in
its
foreground.
here
,
you
said
to
the
man
you
chose.
this
is
why
i'm
always
asking
you
what's
wrong
.
this
is
how
you
look
every
moment
you're
awake
.
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what's it to you?
who
go
blather
from