Silly

1/21/23

Small white wisps of hair,
fingers smoothly brush upon her-
She's crying.
Shh, shh, it’s okay-
Into the bowl.
Shh, Shh, promise me-
Promise me you’ll never-
Silly’s
throwing plates
Silly’s
three dates.
Small nubs pointed at blue skies-
big stubs guiding the way-
pig; babies; father.
I’ve thrown it all away.
Silly’s
crying-
Silly’s
laughing-
Silly’s
crying.
Gray hair on the table-
strands in the toilet-
shrieks to the bathroom.
Come back,
come back.
Silly’s
falling-
Silly’s
so, so low.
Empty kitchen cabinets,
no knives-
Silent household,
no soul.
God No God No
No- No- God
No, No. God
N- N- God No.
Silly’s
crashed.
Makeshift domestic moshpit-
make-believe, double-decker
coffin-pit.
Puzzle piece, bone
fragments.



How
Silly.



Nubs at the sky,
excitedly misguided-
but smiling.
He’s still your
dad.
It just makes him
Silly.
Silly’s
flying.
Silly’s

flying.