On leaving
you playfully punched
my left
shoulder.
The sensation
remains
But your
voice fades
The sensation
remains
But your
image fades
I
short of breath
tremble
I think
you’ve
cracked
a
rib.
—“Gone but Not Forgotten”, by Maud Sulter (1960–2008)
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