You look like an occasionally violent man
not in charge of an altar
not in charge of an important altar, anyway
not one that is about fancy deities
just a plain neighborhood for the dead
not in charge of an altar
not in charge of an important altar, anyway
not one that is about fancy deities
just a plain neighborhood for the dead
please give me
spare change and your word that I won’t be missing in a year
– as is the custom, two humans make a humanity
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Heaven is all goodbyes
City lights
2017
p. 114–115