money feels
like sand
between my fingers
in this ocean town
I buy you a dress
made of mirrors
I can see my reflection
in your fears
this morning
I miss
the way
you catch
the train

blew up
in a child's face

the snow falls in April
and never again
will we hold you
mother thumb
and her
four daughters
waving goodbye
can't be serious
with a broken heart

and when
the sky is clear
the air freezes
caught in the open
all I can do
stand and blink
and ask you
how far I know the answer

Christmas Eve
the end of Marshall Road
waiting
the strange warmth
I think I hear
your car
but it is only my ear
ringing

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