You're sick, but
still offering opinions
on which cut of trousers
best suits me. You promise
a pair of new boots, stylish
as yours, before you go.
Then you're dead, and
I roam your closet
(Narnia-sized, infinite)
with empty hands. But look:
on a countertop, the boots
you promised, in my size.
I wake laughing.
You're nine months buried
and still giving to me.
Published on December 09, 2019 08:00