dash

we began

is all there is

leading to

all there will be

– us

*

some things

i only

still see

with my eyes closed

– you

*

i no longer

hold my tongue

but now

it only says

that i miss

you

– the voice you silenced

*

my arms move

in familiar patterns

but the shapes are

all different

and bony

like the dead

– you joined them

*

but you promised

not to lie

– oh

*

do not forget me

even if i do not recall

how the other part

of this sentence was

supposed to go

– but mostly it doesn’t