when you fall
asleep you
leave me for
a far country
as I watch
your breathing
settle at
the border crossing
so is this
how we re-
hearse for that
final parting
partaking
the poison
in tiny
doled-out doses?
This is gorgeous! Fully realized.
ReplyDeleteHey Amber,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your gracious comment. You should see the tangle of earlier versions!
Peace,
B.R.