Twilight

When the jeans shrink in the wash.

If the seatbelt is too snug. What

it looks like from the outside.

How the tracks warm before the train.

When he’s holding you like that. Why

you’re supposed to dry flowers upside down.

How a certain light slants a certain

way. Or a branch writhes away

from itself. Why the ink stain won’t come

out. How the armchair takes you in.

Why you look in every mirror you pass.

If you stand a loaded gun. If you know it.

When you’re being ugly. How you choose

to play the game. If you’re lucky.

How it feels in your skin. When you want it

bad. If you think you’ll forget.