Broken
quilt; collage expired
unraveling
lines; frayed desire
the
plaid fades
as
thread’s strain
Mergers
no longer connect
with
the same associations,
memories
no longer attach
themselves
to what’s contained
in
this reminder of context lost—
to
whose representations
reveal
life’s internal cost
Yet,
a single inch of fabric
still,
holds power—over
all
of what’s welled up
inside
