when she becomes stone in my arms
i know that she is asleep
when he makes the room dance in his skin
i taste his sweet aliveness
when she appears to be made of smiling wax
i feel how she has left this earth
when he throws wrapped paper at the people
i see that he is a curse walking
when they slowly unbutton their shirt
i blush – the future is flirting with me
when her mouth drops because of this government
i suspect she is a true capitalist
when he says women only ever wanted authority
i wonder if men can know freedom
when they say ‘please call me this please’
i trust that they’ve thought through my questions
when she says to me hello how are you?!!
i am her child again, always
when he calls me i drop the world and answer
i’ve lost enough moments of love
when she whispers to me with her mouth just so
i forget there is time space between us
when i look in the mirror and pause
i see no shadow in my eyes