The flesh persists and the skin abides,
but I was not designed to be capable.
I understand all of this now more than ever before.
Klonopin in my body,
hungover at the calling hours,
hazily carving a trench through an itch.
Fresh irritations cascade in webs up the length of my arm.
I put your name down in the guestbook
just because I knew she’d love to see it.
When I hear your voice behind me
I half expect to wake up back on the floor.
You stand so much prouder now.
You’ve grown your hair longer,
curling down toward your shoulders.
There’s still that wonder in the way that you speak.
What choice did we ever have?
Through pain and aging,
through all that we’ve seen,
our endless refrain:
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