what now moves the mouth of her to speak? giving of weight, unloosening like a child from a mother's arms and assumes the back of mirrors. giving as in giving way to salt of sea and coming back with heaviness of a wave, lapping the abyss is what this ripe blade pushes into her skin when all move but stray, foreshortening distance like a bullet unwound from a marvelous catch then prides herself dumb from all contention, aching to part twilight are hands, reaching for sibilant days or simply her once perfume all the world knows.