We sat on the hill /Looking out at clouds /Dogs joyful in the grass /I need time to think, he said /It’s hard to leave her /When there’s so much shared language /It’s done, I said /The scalpel has cut flesh /Blood is certainty /You don’t start open heart surgery /Then close up the patient /Without finishing the procedure /The scarring hurts, for a time /But the underlying condition /Is always fatal
