LISA CICCARELLO

AT NIGHT, THE DEAD:

We sing to the dead
the song is a locator.

An intense moment
a small strand of notes.

We are supposed to house the dead in our mouths,

but we let them stay in our throats when we sing.

I am the dead I am the dead
I am the dead. The song I know.

We touch where we sing. We swallow

& the song begins again.