A Pulse
by Rae Armantrout
Find the place
in silence
that is a person
or like a person
or like not
needing a person.
*
After the heart attack
she fills her apartment
with designer accents—
piece by piece.
*
This is a bed,
an abiding
at least,
close to lastly
but nicer.
*
Light changes:
Separation
anxiety refers
to this
as next
tears itself off
*
A hospital calendar
shows the sun going down
on an old-time,
round, lime-green
diner.
*
Just a quick trip back
to mark the spot
where things stop
looking familiar.
Made to Seem, 1995.
