SHIFT

looking down and straining


my toes curl, feet bend, and my view shifts


to hands
two hands


nails clean, unpolished


there are no scars.


my fingers curl, wrists bend and my view shifts


to eyes
two eyes


but i need a tool of reflection to see this view


to see my eyes, unframed


clear


i see you in this shifted position


behind me, distant, but in view


and all i have to do, is shift 


a foot 
a hand
an eye


and 


you 


are 


gone


or 


i 


am 


obscured


-- jessica lindley, 4.2011