Teratogenesis
Most people don't know when
they're going to die, or from what.
You do. Each day, you dose
these facts with chemicals
known chiefly for their talent
to grow monsters.
Each night, the biggest monster
is this, my hand, which hourly
snakes across the border
between your world and mine
to feed upon your body, to see
if it is still warm.
August, 1999