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Prosies

Animus

he came to me in the bath
broken-hearted, I was trying to wash
the insides of me straight out
but nothing would help

I've been looking for you
he said
and I shuddered

you know who I am
he said
and I sobbed

following me throughout my life
why?
I wanted to ask
when all I'd really wanted was the sun
in her hair, the sun
on her back, the sun
shining through the windows of the car
as we drove back from another weekend by the sea

because that's not how it was meant,
he said
not in this lifetime

— Frances Donovan
August 2003

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