CarrollBlog 11.23

SEPARATION

by Marie Howe

Driving out of town, I see him crossing

the Brooks Pharmacy parking lot, and remember

how he would drop to his knees in the kitchen

and press his face to my dress, his cheek flat against

my belly as if he were listening for something.

Somebody might be waiting for coffee in the living room,

someone might be setting the dining room table, he'd

place his face under my dress and press his cheek

against my belly and kneel there, without saying anything.

How is it possible that I am allowed to see him

like this - walking quickly by the glass windows?

- what he wears in the world without me,

his hands swinging by his side, his cock quiet

in his jeans, his shirt covering

his shoulders, his own tongue in his mouth.