Ashlandsblog

On days I open the window 
And let it stay open
Someone drifts in
Today it’s you
Tomorrow him 
And her
They all have names
I named one rain
The other sun,
Someone stars.

Wove them into my world 
Even the silhouette of the cat on top of 
the backyard door 
Plays a role
But it’s all the same to me 
Embryos of deceit 
Waiting for the window to open
And everyday an acquiesce 
To the little heart that’s waning
And the three-headed beast behind my walls growing more heads

Hoping,
I don’t name my child,
Resentment 
After you