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How long till we lose?

I’ll give you an hourglass.

Write me a list of all the things

we will toss into the flames,

all the chaos trapped in my brain

when you’re in the room

or not,

all the simple I long for

and the quiet and the close

I know I shouldn’t want,

all the letters I will pin to your name

that will stay after the bomb drops-

26.

Now I can’t use a pen without dragging you behind it.