WHO IS THIS LYING BEFORE ME
IN A STILL LIFE POSE
SHALLOW IN BREATHING
AND NO LONGER SEEING
WHO IS THIS THAT I ONCE
KNEW SO VERY WELL
THAT NO LONGER RESPONDS
TO MY TENDER TOUCH
WHO IS THIS ON THE LAST LEG
OF HER JOURNEY
INTO ETERNAL BLISS
I SEE HER
SHE NO LONGER SEES ME
WHO IS IT I SEE
IN THE NOT TO
DISTANT FUTURE
I SEE ME