She finishes
his sentences,
buys in to
his effrontery,
allows pitch
pure resistance
to derail
the compass from
its fragile
path by way
of aggravation
He stalks
disaggregation
as if only
splintering survives
the real surrender.
He observes her
indefatigable
presence, precepts,
preemptive stricken
look and hooks
it to his
chapter still averse.
Sheila E. Murphy
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