Somehow, what I wasn't looking for
is exactly what I need
and what I needed is perhaps
exactly what I was avoiding/

—

I center this to the right
so I can remind myself
of what I never
had left

Your absence is  a jagged cliff  in
the  corner  of  my  mouth,   like
an  accidental   chipped tooth.   I
notice you  have  fled and I  can-
not  help but  toy   and   cut  my
tongue  on the  sharp   reminder
of you,  what was once a part  of
me.  But soon,  I will  wear away
the hollow nothing,  grind at the
initial sting into a mockery edge
And  only  when  this tooth does
fall,  are  the   memories   finally

forgotten.