hosting angels is easy when you’re all alone
no
complications
till they go off and invite you to gatherings
specifically! mentioning who will not be present
you’ve forgotten
the scourge of December in previous years
wrecking you and decorating you
with an excess of vowels you cannot spit out
wishing you could
let someone complete your sentences for you
or even!
pull words from your throat when your tongue is otherwise occupied
searching the walls for thumbtacks
(leftover)
and yet
I must say that heel-to-snow feels better already
gold in your glass feels better
already
and I think this time I’ll
listen to the deck