I haven't been saturated in rain for some time or bathed in soapy shades of color - I haven't touched my hip- bone to a ballet barre or even talked to my mother
I haven't felt the tiny hand of a child touch my arm or ran without the need for speed or been to my best friend's farm
- it happened a few years ago and I really am not sure why I fell into a sleepy spell between now and when you died - I moved to the desert, and I hardly said goodbye...
It's the hottest place I've ever been, but that's not what made me dry.