my mind has circled and / highlighted and / underlined until the text / is illegible / years trickle by / like a leaking faucet / drip drip / 5 10 / i cannot cover the holes / a vision in the room with us / hanging softly / overhead in the lighting / overhead in the sun / reflected in the puddles / behind my eyelids / i rub them / you’re still there / watching me wait / by the open door / the draft settles inside / as i listen for your whistle / to flutter through