she wept for two days
and in the margin it was lightly theorized
he may have trauma, too—but can he
please dissociate, help her inner child
from the third person: he must have been
so awful to you, he says about himself; he is
so sad for you, he says from a wince, waiting for
himself or her to wound him with fresh blame;
now will he please shut the fuck up and pretend
they are both hoping for a better decade.
a whole decade! another She told him
it would probably go on like this for five years
because of stubbornness; because of Church;
but She couldn’t wait for him. ok;-- he'd said.
the calendar slips past our hearts, leaving scars
on everyone, it seems. he hands across the box of tissues
hoping she sees compassion on his blank face.
june 2023
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