You found our letters
Cut deep, bottomless,
Felt them smooth against the rough bark,
Traced your finger over our years
Closed your eyes and followed the lines.
Imagining these people, us people
Who etched our mark here, momentarily,
Strangers, intruding on your space
Reaching forwards to ask our question
Our uncomfortable truth
Whose lovers vow, proclaimed here
In boastful anonymity
Carves itself upon your mind.
