Are there canals in Birmingham, Alabama
I wondered as I recalled the Black Country
and our walks along the moorings,
We are no more; sadly
or am I
really
hand on heart
in any way regretting
the parting,
My worries today are more of me;
on the unexpected shadows following
the company of one and their knives
chipping; chipping; chipping away
at the timeline measuring
my life
