Heather Bell: Sad Song

After the eighth cup of cheap coffee,
you sit with me at the kitchen table and I
never know what to say. Because in daylight,
I am frightened, the way the
sun catches your face making your eyes
seem lighter
moon jellyfish
or Glaucus atlanticus—
strange blue dragons
So here is what I should have said
yesterday: mayflies have the shortest lifespan
of any organism but still
they keep finding each other. The Tiger
Pistol Shrimp makes

a shrill sad song
in order to stun its prey.
These are facts

you mouthy sonofabitch
shut up and let me love you