Lincoln Beach Rd

I carve new lines into hands as to not be confused with the ones you used to hold

I take new routes to our familiar places to remind myself

that different pathes get you to the same locations

I pull the corners of my mouth up to remind me that the same face that you once smiled

can still be seen in light of elation

I curl my body around empty air to remind myself that even in the absence of you

I can treat sacred the space that used to hold your abnegation

I don’t know when the unknowing of you will become a comfortable thing

but as I shape a new normal my hands still wear your ring

the sun pierces down in all its glaring, it looks angry this time, I don’t know why it’s staring

I never quite knew, but for you I would try

now I just say I understand even though it’s a lie

my goodness was found in the murmur of your heart

I dig into mine looking for a false start