*
*
Restless in the afternoon
He puts on his coat,
Picks up the flashlight
Where are you going?
It’s daytime
You don’t need a flashlight.
*
She gives in, gives up
sewing the quilt pieces
Takes him for a walk
in the bright April wind
he shuffles too slowly for exercise
asks to go back too soon
It’s been barely ten minutes!
Already heading home
*
Where do you live? He asks
In Wallkill. You live with me.
Do you know who I am?
What’s my name?
I don’t know. I’m sorry.
*
Now he is further gone
And she is erased
Tangled Magic 