"Delphi's Logic"

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"Delphi's Logic" 

KH 

 

 

 

Sparse, she said 

Brushing her hair for the millionth time 

Too sparse, I want  

Then something she could no longer catch 

She had her hands out 

Ready to catch those words she's trying to find 

 

 

 

Dropping her brush and letting her hair swing to the front of her face, she looks at me 

It's sparse, do something, she told me 

She regained her brushing and let her mind wander elsewhere 

What is it you want, Delphi? 

I looked to her with curiosity in my eyes 

Delphi, I thought, your life force is what I want for my own 

She looked at me and smiled, continuously brushing her hair; up, dowwwwwwwwwwwn, up 

Her pattern slowed as she looked at me 

The room... it's sparse, there's nothing in here that makes me smile 

but you're here and that's only for a little while longer until you have to go again 

do something! 

Her pattern continued, I didn't have anything in mind so I continued watching her 

Brushing her hair 

 

 

 

Delphi, why don't you go to sleep, like the doctor said? 

Delphi, don't worry, you'll be alright 

Delphi  

… 

 

 

Delphi is there, brushing her hair and I'm sitting by her side 

Watching her 

Hoping that she'll never know 

She is only a whisper 

And I 

I am the encasement 

She is sheltered by me 

And I 

I am reminded of her daily 

How she spoke 

How she walked, her balance, they are all inside me 

God, how time can be so cruel