five years
she starts with i’ve missed you
and an old photograph
left leg slightly contorted
painting her toenails
a slip of ivory panties
innocence of a remaining bare nail
under an apple red brush
and him?
heart—
seized
nerve—
pinched
jesus jenny they cracked my chest and the metal—
the metal parts everywhere they even stuck a scope up my penis
my wife dead in the nursing home 2019 and where the hell were you?
skip the false start promises of unwavering admiration
and let me see that pussy one more time before i die
