"The Burghers of Calais," detail of hands
My hand has one gesture left:
to push things away.
From the rock dampness drips
on old stones.
This dripping is all I can hear.
My heart keeps pace
with the drops falling
and sinks away with them.
If the drops fall faster
an animal might come to drink.
Somewhere it is brighter than this—
but what do we know.
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