FACELESS

(Rarely But With Feeling) THE SEMI-COLON SPEAKS (RARELY, BUT WITH FEELING) – a poem in partial conclusions – I’m not a full stop; I’m not a comma; I’m the shadow that falls between thoughts; a boundary, blurred; the lingering tension in a well-read pause; you used to know me. There was a time— you valued ambiguity; you embraced complexity; breath, hesitate, wander; you’d draw breath and know: it isn’t over, not quite yet; Now you swipe; you “lol” and move on. I don’t