Even if only as one breath they
Something of them will help my daughter’s
Child if she chooses to have a child to
Be whole even as ash in the wind then
In a dark cloud then in the rain then
In a bright cloud-white blossom blossom-
ing then in the ripe fruit then cold in
Cold orange juice in a white cup the
Four strangers at a Wendy’s at a
Table across the room I hear them
Talking about their children’s children
That one is doing better now in
School and what made the difference and
Whether one really should have gotten
A car for Christmas as around us
Clear windows are obscured by clear rain
I breathe the words they say to each other
We live and die apart together
