Too easily resolved:
retirement, death,
document signed, pet cat loved,
symbol of simplicity: rose, flame, dove,
my poem, silent beast of words,
crying out the dove is the best of birds,
my poem, silly old prayer,
whether it’s uncanny, ecstatic, rare
doesn’t matter; you must care—
or not; you prefer videos and kisses,
and other sensual near-misses,
the cigarette, a voice rising in a room;
my poem, a little door invoking doom,
memory, or some neat thought:
can this be what you needed?
can this be what you sought?