subtext

from a work in progress: “process, not a journey” (27)

if anyone speaks

of anything

she might know

–

some small bit

that might relate

to her

–

a childhood memory

the center

of a collapsing star

–

anything at all

sparks her speech

until it is hers

–

and she turns and

turns and turns

all to her

–

as if she were

more

than who she is

–

and knew more

than

what she was

(February 16, 2020)