“If there is loss you can act
as if in control, stepping carefully,
matter of fact between the lines of your life.
If your feet feel heavy, you tell yourself
it’s all in the head, the heart
and carry on, eyes fixed.
If a tear falls you say, “Fog!”
Something has fallen into you.
Count your steps. You are growing a garden
of heartaches. Do it well, tend it.
When rain falls, open your arms.
(Variation 15 in particular)”