what is it 

holding this 

across the divide

an attachment

that sickens  

clinging to the

endangered umbilical

nutrients withdrawn 

to a body alone 

having fallen out

all its names

and remainders

pale and thin 

the blue of morning 

sipped away 

how to keep a

thing alive 

when it’s been

disenchanted 

and god inert

when candled

nothing moves

what to do

then