well, I found a bunch of letters

they were written for the fellow

who broke your momma's heart

and the envelope foldssmelled of her ancient perfume



I'll bet she didn't know

how to respond to forty blankets of snow

caught him out wandering alone

with no place to go

there were stars in the sky

there were houses on the hill

there were bottles and pills

that were easy to buy to keep her warm

from the oncoming storm



well, I found them in thenorthwest corner of the attic

in a box labeled