What if I shook loose glass into my eyes
What if he thinks this remix is the original
What if someone comes in
and this hat looks

Okay so there’s clearly a pattern in terms of individuals by whom I’ve felt intrigued
And even among these archetypes I’ve managed to identify a couple sub-archetypes
Of course you can’t say their names, because no human could
(I mean I can’t put a name to them
that would be fair and specific)
I can only point my finger
and helplessly mouth
like in a silent film.

“You’ll be loved,”
is it possible to unwind my spool
remove past entanglements
cut knots free
one
by one

I could put it in writing and sign my name that
if I could be alone my whole life
until I’m 80
and finally ready
I think I would