descendant

the descendants
that theater in santa fe
crying underwater
pool surface murky with debris
goodbye my love
my pain
my joy
goodbye
goodbye
goodbye

our favorite nurse
michelle
red hair
chocolate that i wouldn’t eat
recollection of what i did
two boots pizza
blackberry tazo tea
vending machine sun chips

rhythmic beeping
keeping time
so little time

west village bakery
baguettes in hot cocoa
eclairs at another one
ceci cela
this that
french
italian
good with languages
good with words

a stone bench
in vermont
a golden plate
blooming perennial

we waved from the rooftop
across the street
where we’d once run naked
kiddie pool
binoculars

the descendants
i wrote
crying underwater
rhythmic beeping
hawaii
my middle name
your father
your father
your father
brainwashed

star wars
cosmic struggle
a dangerous thing
to be good with words
to have them
to write them

your father
a musician
hawaii
australia
california
new hampshire
a grammy
my grandma
sweden
santa fe

white blood cells
proliferate
you both die young
him in new hampshire
refusing treatment
you in new york
saint vincent’s
condos now

i dip underwater
easier to cry
my middle name
i see myself
my pain
my joy
goodbye
goodbye
goodbye