I
Love
You
Because
I
Have
Never
Seen you.
I
Have just
Felt you
In my heart
I love loving you.

as a kid
there's nothing
like wasting away inside a tiny
room
sitting on the backrest
of the couch
looking out the window
and seeing her
tread through the rain

a red umbrella covers
her.

Mother

she's going back
to the liquor store