Curled body
fist-like, punctuating
the eye glances in each corner of the room
that doesn't contain you.

Well the world warned you each day
that death happens
like
cups of tea in the morning
and second-hand smoke in the afternoon.

I painted, she wrote.
You wore top hats and balanced double shots
with triple shifts at work.

What did we expect?
Not this.

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