before you

i stand hanging
shoulder hooks
(i could leave)
before you bloodless
eyes closed serene
(i could leave)
arms half raised
sideways
palms up i say
look i say
look
even this is no more
than i am
you walk to
walk from
brush by once
never careful
careful never to
touch again
is this power too
great too
beautiful?

olivia bitting 2000

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