09-14-2022, 10:21 PM
It’s before sunrise
too early to call out your name,
but I wanted to check in.
I’m back from the mountains
with a toothache
and your mother is still sleeping.
Just so you know
I moved your iron man
onto the patio.
He’s lost those delicately wired arms
enduring too many storms
(he’s top heavy as you said
the last time I saw you)
but still peers patiently
at me, the way you used to
when I told you my stories.
You will always be part of me
so I send you this news.
I hope there’s still a way
for you to receive it.
If not, that’s OK too,
for my words to you
are a loophole
even death cannot close.
too early to call out your name,
but I wanted to check in.
I’m back from the mountains
with a toothache
and your mother is still sleeping.
Just so you know
I moved your iron man
onto the patio.
He’s lost those delicately wired arms
enduring too many storms
(he’s top heavy as you said
the last time I saw you)
but still peers patiently
at me, the way you used to
when I told you my stories.
You will always be part of me
so I send you this news.
I hope there’s still a way
for you to receive it.
If not, that’s OK too,
for my words to you
are a loophole
even death cannot close.

