vervain______

i think i hear you
but your not here.
that door,
though open,
lets out
no sound.
i even
ran outside
without shoes
to try to stop you
from taking him
away.
we could
go to the zoo
i say, or
to the children's museum.
wouldn't that
be fun?
but you
waved me back inside
it was easy for you
and i retreated
climbing the stairs
back
past
the empty room
and into
my own life.