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“Unwriting You

by Jeanann Verlee



Your stitches

loosen and your face

unravels and your

lips fall to the tiles

and your tongue

dries to dust and your

fingers unhinge and

your chest sinks

and your mother

forgets you and your

lover takes a new

name and your desk

is given to your

assistant and your

niece asks where

you’ve gone and

subway doors close

on your ghost

shoulders and dogs

pee on your ankles

and your last meal

remains on the plate

and your wine glass

sits full and your

napkin folded and

your best friend never

calls again and your

subscriptions expire

and the letters you

wrote combust

on my shelf and the

photos of us melt

into small puddles

along the baseboard

and your closetful

of good shoes go

stiff and your father

remembers you by

a different name

and the children

we never had stop

whispering I love

you in my ear.”

- "Unwriting You" by Jeanann Verlee, originally published at failbetter: http://www.failbetter.com/42/VerleeUn... (via jeanannverlee)