when i move on
something behind me,

in the boxes
taped shut
with the labels for each room in
my next place,

becomes a broken half
of a silver coin

and i hold it next to my nude body
when i sleep
so that the new covers hide just enough
for me to forget it is there.

08/04/2009

Posted on 08/04/2009
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