~diagnosis dementia
this is the linger
the roam
the slow fade of grey
matter
& all that matters
unbalancing the nuance
of pause
a hyphen that rivals two words
like bookends
an epigram
in the unnamed wind
a hologram
that holds no color at all
this is the leaning barn
the steeping tea
the aftermath of winter
to the juniper
forgetting last fall
this is the wait
the way white clings on oleander
its orphaned memories
& this
this defies the uncoupling
this becomes the distance of reach
in changing seasons
the love of two hands
as if they could ever possibly anchor
the direction the moon
drifts
lah 4.18.17 ©
