remember once I told you about
how, before I heard it from your mouth,
my name would always hit my ears
as such an awful sound,
and the soul, if that's what you'd call it,
uneasy ally of the body,
it felt nameless as a river undiscovered underground
Sometimes I jump ahead in our life together, and I see a time near the end. I can predict the future, and everything is settled. And all our lovers and children and friends come back and are welcome. And we have large gatherings where everyone’s laughing and playing games. I am older and I see things differently, and I finally understand you. And I take care of your dresses, keeping them from dust and ghosts and time.