slumped on my chest
the body of the girl
not quite so limp
as the weight of her pet
still almost warm
*
no less permanent
this death of a body
so small
*
the dull weight of sorrow,
wishing it would come soon
to replace this burn
slumped on my chest
the body of the girl
not quite so limp
as the weight of her pet
still almost warm
*
no less permanent
this death of a body
so small
*
the dull weight of sorrow,
wishing it would come soon
to replace this burn