Requiem by Alison Hingle

[tabby title=Poem] I shall not look for you hereThis decrepit shellThat draws foetally inwardsCannot containAll that is you Dulled blue irisesAre not your once-vibrant violetAtrophied limbsNot the arms that lifted meOnto your shoulders Stunted coughsAnd feebled hiccupsAre notThe off-key sopranoOf...