Here – me feeling out
for my shadow – that
surface-self [begone
under layered doubt
& hours] – how I view
this world – my sight-
line from me as child
& an accident – not a
feature to match – of
other-one stuff – not
good enough & asks
too much – enquires
too often – I was lost
to my mother [upset
her rest between her
kids] – accidentally a
third child of four – a
year after her second
[facts o’ life] – shades
in unnecessariness &
expenses [handed all
down] – a knitted kid
[fitted in pre-worn] – I
wore loose under my
agreed brothers – fills
a tight space at tables
[& never recalls hugs]