Sharon Mountz

Sleep peacefully,
as I hold you in my arms,
bringing comfort and love
to your sleeping spirit.
...

How I long to lay my head on your chest
and feel your heartbeat against my hand,
feel you breathing against my ear,
and feel your arms wrapped around me
...

Today, I opened the cookbook you gave me.
I didn't find the recipe for tears
so I didn't cry.
Instead,
...

I would have rather...
you'd cut my throat.
Instead, you cut me
with your words.
...

I think of you
often...
the possibilities
endless...
...

He took his own life.
She killed herself.
He committed suicide.
No way of softening the word;
...

Strain of separation
is a foul business
its tension
felt
...

I will love you
with the dust
I will become
one day.
...