you would not come back
except for visits
you came again in auto fill
last evening sat alone
we still cannot understand
there is no explanation for that
nor what you did
you are a ghost to us now
fading
we watched it on tv
you thought we were broken
yet we watch you solidly, bravely like joan
with just one comma throughout
we no longer come ragged
we watch you leave
i
tell you this
there are some do not believe
will not sleep while others will
and some
wish to be invited
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some photos show nothing
while paintings can come
more personal
it means something if
you go to look
properly
it means more if you sit quietly
in the light and read
there were challenges
one was print and pattern