pandemos

pick me up
hold me 
to your ear
listen for longer 
than is comfortable
now put me 
to your heart
it’s a better listener
anyway
dip me
in water 
so I shine again
use me
like a cup
fill me
I miss what it means
to be a home
run your fingers over
my edges
what you touch
is formed
unfathomable 
leave me
walk away
find another
mystery
easy enough
when our bodies
litter the beach