i
if no one ever comes
to ring my bell
I can ring it myself
hear?
ii
what’s taken
away
is gone
what’s left
is more
iii
it might be years before
I get it right or
never, but
the language I’ve learned
while being wronged
was right
iv
the valley below
a heart
whose?
could it have fallen
from the sky
as it forgot to
keep its closet closed?
v
fix me
soon
it’s tedious in the
Book of Soons
vi
tattoo
back bone
longitudinal letters
B
U
I
L
D
vii
don’t fake
it with me
ever
nor lie about reality,
hear?
epilogue
if I take one more
self-help class
they may terminate my
health insurance
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