when you looked at her
did you imagine hazel eyes?
i heard too late
looked too soon
gave up while i invaded your conversations.
if it was me, now
they wouldn't have scars.
i would not be guilty of crimes
too ghastly to discuss or even
drop under my breath to a passer-by.
metal kisses beneath shadow hair,
tear-augmented hair...
the way it's been since the day you were born
and the day i followed.