Scott Nichols
WHITE KNUCKLES

You are reading from
a book vaguely
about eternity.

I hold onto you so
hard my knuckles
turn white and my
hair turns white

but you don't have
to see this.

Under a buffet of
casualties, the spot
where the tear touched
your skin feels more
like skin, your hair
feels more like hair.

10.20.99
monrovia, CA