The words come out over a cell phone
I don’t have to convey a convincing expression
No one can see my face except the drivers passing by in their car
I just have to say what I have to say in a reassuring voice
A voice that assures me that what I’ve just said was true
I believe what I am saying because, I can be convincing
So believable that I’m a believer, not a griever
I say I don’t care, I care more than I don’t
And I say a sentence out loud as if saying it aloud makes it go away
Like a chant copied from a children’s book makes it go away
I’m sad.
Not because I want to be there but because I am not
A melting of genes, a combination of skin
A gurgle, a word, a movement of a leg
Something that’s mine that I leave behind