Trigger
Sometimes alone
someone can see me
When
I am touching
I am convinced I am surveilled by memory
He is above on top approaches from the bottom of me
he is casting out
his once more
I am a wind wound and between
two buildings touching
He is back again
pawing at
my after-the-fact
my now-unbound no
The me within only me and me only
is a difficult one
prediction-shy
A bleak flash
and then I cannot touch or speak to anyone
When the hot air fades
when the dampness comes
in sleep in waking
when I am ancient in my movements
a humming corpse resting on pillows
How will I be found
will they feed me the coins I will need
Who will kiss my falling when I fall
Source: Poetry (December 2019)