the difference between abstinence and recovery

I.                

You weren’t there to know. 

There are no photographs to show. 

I’ve cleaned out my insides. 

II.              

The duck doesn’t exist.

Not unlike the pipe. 

The plush of your childhood blanket.

The horrible habit of taking up Too Much Space

for Far Too Long – that is my preferred archetype. 

III.            

All I want is to be soft in that way! 

IV.           

Is this enough to make you notice? 

I’ve been sitting with you for decades. 

And, so, we fall on our faces.