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(a few nights in the dark,
a crane’s wife)
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I woke to you
standing in the door
a towel around you.
Your eyes, pearls.
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sorrow
in your hair
sorrow
in your hands
sorrow
standing undone
sorrow
in your smile
sorrow in the dark
a crane’s wife
alone
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I could have sworn
you were there
wrapped in a grey towel
your eyes, pearls,
and your body
blooming hurt
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Sorrow
in your hands
sorrow
in your hair
sorrow
in my name
from your lips
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Don’t leave me alone, baby