The Days Used to Press

the days used to press


the days used to press
against each other, like
fresh, uncut pages, no
need to check them
off. since Thursday,
however, i tie a rope
around my waist, secure
the other end to each long
stroke of midnight and
sink into the unknown,
hands and fingers
outstretched,
feeling for a
sign, crossing out,
then slicing into
each day when i come
back, emptied-
handed, failing
to retrieve you
from that
terrible darkness


Yi-Ching Lin

Posted over on her site Yi's Bits on "Healthy Doses"