hiccup

i keep thinking he’ll come back,
walk through the caul cradling my dreams,
move like a cell through a membrane

and the world may wobble a little
and birdwings might stutter
but i’d see him alive again and think yes, this is correct,
this is the universe swallowing its hiccup
and breathing normally

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© 2023 nessa jasper

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