Missing the dog.

why we've traveled this far
to be in each others' space
escapes me.

(apart together together alone)

why when you knocked
I answered
when you spoke
I fell silent
still.

why we've traveled so far
for something neither of us knew
escapes me.

why I spent so much time
peeling the small egg
of a cactus pear
for the tiniest morsel
of fruit
escapes me.

ay dio mio,
uno momento por favor
to push back the plate
rest my hand on my
swollen belly
and shake my head,
no more.