#2,507 Only worn once
Only worn once – taken
off [drunk] then stored
in a fusty costume box –
lust rots in a loft space –
[hate’ll suck out breath
once held] – a white run
of off lengths sewn into
a dress – Rare promises
made in exchange for a
now-rare kiss – they will
break each said line – &
any silk will disintegrate
[as will kissed vows] – in
time’s shaded counts of
days a cock crows often
enough to confirm fates
as explained – mother &
others knew it’d end so