I peel back.
I run fingers down
fine line cracks
dig nails and spread
wide.
Shake out the dust
shake out the rust
the parts that don’t fit,
your gauzy memory of the past
20 years,
too chipped, too ripped
too dry-rotted.
Time unbecomes
the inside.
I heal back,
and the leftover dust
settles.
overflow/silver savior saliva
soundwave oscillation/memorized evisceration/goldeyegleam
50% remains, light and hollow
dry and empty.
