death always, everywhere /
christmas toys, lean new buildings /
pour over coffee with milk alternative /
300 thread counted sheets /
sharp colours on a child’s helmet /
refined print on a privacy agreement /
flickering streetlights /
reinforced glass on the toll booth /
dreamless sleep under an electric blanket /
radiating constellations on the ceiling /
compass needle digging into the map /
directions for another earth /
might turn the day /
death, your smile is on every greeting card /
tucked into the fold /
broadening as the crease weakens with each display and remember /
your dress is neatly tailored /
revealing the pinched borders /
of our nations /
fumbling under your skirt /
death, be that first sip of water /
cracking the lips /
indistinguishable from the last cool /
evaporating drops of rain /
we lie under
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