[duet]

xi

there was perhaps

of cruelly clear lucidity tonight

as i looked across the room

and caught your

diamond-sharp eyes. 

i raised a hand

and you mouthed two words that

i heard, as loudly as though you'd 

spoken right into my ear,

and not over the many voices of

a panicked crowd. 

i answered your question with a question,

then let the wolf

devour

me.