Rivus

Immersed
we don’ t
ask
who entered
whose stream.

Take
my hand there
is no
line no
bridge only
fond
foolishness —

the bread
crumbs I
bring you
in
morning —

they float
on the
surface
water with
two
violins

un-
strung like
the silent
song
on your
lips soft

as the
same
hands I
crushed to
keep
you from
death.