crickets chirp at dusk
echo
mourning
dove at dawn
bristly whiskers brush thighs
tongue
coldest of
burnt hearts
mother's unhappy child
listening
tears
lost trust
deaf
lights shine thoughts
trampoline
page after
page
stilling darkness
swallowed
suddenly
flowing
the eyes of my newborn
infectious
brilliance
of suns
you sit here beside me
stroking
my fingers
alone in
your silence
