for d., in 2 parts.

part 1

angular. and turbine

the only way I could imagine describing how you looked

I at once sterile, imploding, racked with grotesque commitment, guilty elsewhere

if it was today: would you have noticed: would you have asked: would I have been awake for the whole thing:

part 11

you are one of the few I might ask for in my second life

if we could find our modern selves together in a room, at least to laugh at what has been

the warmth and sharpness of your tongue

the heaviness of my feet walking away from you twice

the old road on a cold December morning