
Death (as I had known her until then)
Death
(as I had known her until then)
was a red dress.
In a country song she kissed tequila on the mouth
and did not blink--
you were never the same but she
was never any different. Death as I had known her
was not cruel. She was impatient. She ate when she wanted.
All things must eat, and Death
was a thing that was hungry. I had not met Death
dressed like this. I had not met her with long fingers.
I had not met her on days when she decided to
stay. To make her