
The carpet is of dusty rose,
musty and swooning,
my breathing slows.
In my dreams
their lips are cold.
And I wake shrieking,
my heart unfolds.
I reach for a hand
this is not there,
I get up, stand, look in the mirror;
my blank reflection stares.
For I am living,
breathing,
alive.
And they are
choking
on their alibis.





