you were complicated.
deep as impossible blue;
oceans wider than grief.
a tear; a dishevelment.
I couldn’t look at you.
aries fading fast. can we
make another quick good-
bye? I din’t see having
a different direction to
take. elevated discretion;
can we think tomorrow?
I don’t know. Perhaps
another time. Lay it off
until another day; mull
it over. When we’re
buried…