There are no splinters though this door
is still making room for the sea
to come inside—even without water
these walls become sails, their corners
opening as if this pillow
is reaching out where two should be
—more ships! armadas half canvas
half behind each window shade
where someone is crying from lips
that never dry, sweat when turning a knob
hollowing it out the way you dead
let each other in—one by one
learning to rise to the surface
as walls and underneath
unfolding your arms for more wood.
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Published in the May 17, 2019 issue: View Contents
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