sometimes we
unearth things
we unrecognize
as ours
when on a new site
armed with our
finest keenest most
definitely polished tools
each nestled in
their own
leather sheath of course
each winking saucily in
the sun no we don’t know us
not even when
dusting off each
find with our
own eyelashes
sifting sediment from
sentiment
with our mouths
with some great
earnest no
we unremember
the chrysalis
shards of our
unloved bodies
but yes please
let’s restudy
us all the
same