Sunday, September 27, 2026

Not Letting Go

On her rooftop in New York


                                        She came home again

                                        as she sometimes does

                                        in a dream

                                        I tucked her in again

                                        as I sometimes did

                                        coming home from the office

                                        in the middle of the night


                                        She held onto my collar again

                                        as she sometimes did

                                        looking into my eyes

                                        smiling quietly

                                        not letting go

 

                                        Who's to say what is real

                                        and what is heartache

                                        and which is which

                                        or one and the same?


—for KJO'B (12/13/1970 - 4/28/2008)