Stopped
Before my brain could begin
to process it — you, falling to the airport
floor, pulse fluttering in your neck
until someone rolled you onto your back,
and the fluttering stopped —
in Tears
You were meticulous in your absence
It was as if you cleaned up before you left
which, considering that you had to clear
out a whole lifetime, you can consider
a miracle
in Sea
Our Relationship Continues
One person was brave enough to say it after my husband died: “You weren’t living with him. Why are you still so upset?”
in Sea
goddess of compassion
after steven died, you would show up
on occasional friday nights
for my creative writing class
in Tears