dear might be

in close proximity, unhearing

humpback whale swimming in deep sea

i imagine sometimes
you as your almost-believable avatar who
one day opens an imagined door
or ears to hear, to let them, to all you do
not––
inside or out in these eons between us
and your almost-never, the moment
of this blaring nevermind, i train her
back to soundproof cellars
of some other time
promising to visit.

Author: Stacey C. Johnson

I keep watch and listen, mostly in dark places.

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