its not the empty space,
but what's left in it
if things were up to me
there would be nothing;
help me with the fury;
your color is that quiet fern
there are the animals you used to snuggle,
also a tornado shimmying ahead
when they talk about death they
dont mention how confused a fellow is,
how something tragic happens
and you feel like you should put on baggy pants
and eat an apple slice but not a donut
fold up and run with the weirdos