when your mask covers your lipstick
but not your earrings they take longer
to _________ you at the grocery store
or they don’t __________
their eyes to you at all
what I’m really trying to say is _________
what I’m trying to _________ is the shape
of yellow and green
things that weren’t meant to grow
in the corner curbs and _________
what they can’t tell you if
you don’t match your ID
they still can’t let you
show your _________
they know suddenly
showing hurts _________
this fabric I use the color of _________
covers my mouth
like _________ does
like we _________ like gravity
will pull us away if
we lapse a moment
like our muscles
can only ever pull like
we pull _________ and weeds and
all that matters being
who’s meant to be _________