

silent nesthe sleeps with me here in our fur-lined nest among the hushing reedssilent nest
the whispering words of midnight the song the river sings
heedless of nightly noises we two, together, dream


II: CodaYou told me,II: Coda
"You aren't gone, Don't you know that you live there already?
You are there in the hollow of my body, You have always lived
there
in my chest."


I: CadenceWhen it was time for you to go,I: Cadence
I held my hands together in front of me, like a prayer.
My hands pushed against your chest like a swimmer's,
determined to part the cage of your ribs,
to let me crawl inside,
So that you could not leave me behind.
So that I could live scooped beside your heart, another small bone in your body.
Devious Comments
--
Ed
"If you're not confused, you're misinformed." - Tom Clancy
The Trouble with a Love Poem
--
Ed
"If you're not confused, you're misinformed." - Tom Clancy
The Trouble with a Love Poem
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