slice softly, the sky and the
sea. sand dunes
carry water.

swim your way.
bleed up. in
to me. the air.

they have companion now,
Vincent.

sister golden hair
lies with Morpheus.
you guard the night shifts.

lace my ankles with warm ice
in sequence. in flow
her laugh

from left lung
to shoulder —
the weight of the moon.
her head.