i am inspired in spite of you
dreaming nightmares just to breathe
missing matching chromosomes
clutching at straws to appease
it’s the non-memory of your scent
which stings fresh on the breeze
it’s taken me so long to identify
you’re the only question i need

i am you and i am not you
cordial interjections dispose
blood vessels transplant your face
with my eyes firmly closed
sequins of sequenced acts
duped words dipped in gold
buttered flies make me sick
and i shiver in the cold