I consider you at moonlight
when shadows wash 
blue on the porch

from my perch
I stare at the thin,
glassy wallthat separates us
from the animals

I breathe one
breath
at
a
time,
allow myself
this day’s regret – 
that you weren’t in it.
That I have breathed all
these breaths
alone.
……..
…..

..
.