shyku for angela, holding the face of her eldest

in this time of living rest ^ listening, making void ^ tree-faking ^ two grandparents in synchronized dying ^ reaching out becoming hands on ^ the face ^ held close ^ shored by ailment ^ what's been left ^ out withheld ^ by what hides it ^a quality of ^ vigilance ^ ready to be let go ^ attentional ^ echo^ location of a woman ^ from ^ inverted spirit ^ radiating don't, not ^ yet, breathe ^ me my eyes some ^ more ^ a little some ^ more ^ of us nuanced ^ by the quiet