A descent By Amy Shelver

You could always undress me with your words.

With all this need for reassurance,
I cannot be so sure.

Your new verse stretches and contracts
(neither beside us anymore).

Takes what it wants,
discards what it needs no more.

With all this need for reassurance
I cannot be too sure.

Feet slip while the train clicks.

Takes the plunge.

'Shampoo on concrete background' artwork by Konrad Geel
Artwork: Shampoo on concrete background (2009) | Konrad Geel | Digital photograph | Artist's collection, San Francisco | Price on request
'Shampoo on concrete background' artwork by Konrad Geel
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