It hung on a hook on my closet door. Soft plaid flannel, blues and grays, softer with each wash. At workday's end I took off my daily armor and slipped my arms into sleeves that hung inches past my hands. I fastened buttons over bare ******* and tied the hem around my hips. I held it to my face, breathed and thought I could smell your scent, lingering after dozens of washings-- the musk of masculinity-- an essence of strong sinews, curly chest hairs and work-worn hands. I wore the shirt to bed and drifted into sleep, knowing I was not alone. The memory of you clung to me-- the softness of unspoken intimacies, the warmth of domestic familiarity. In slumber, forgetting