—YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, YOU DON’T

 

 

Please

 

I kiss you and 

close every ring 

sing you your 

favorite aria 

under my breath 

I watch sullen clouds 

smudge our bedroom window 

with their swollen

disgust and disbelief

while a crow shimmies

on the too-narrow sill

nodding and nodding

as the moon decides to blink 

which is when I at last 

drape you in my arms 

carrying you into 

the quiet dark 

like the night when 

we wed and you 

looked up at me 

still breathing then

saying 

Sing that aria 

one more time please

it’s my absolute favorite