he’s visited me three times, now
the first time in over a dozen years
i am glad to see him

her visits make more sense
it’s only been
october to november,
november to december
december to …
four and a half months

well,
this doesn’t bode
well

i leave a coin on my dresser
in front of a foto of him
i challenge him to flip the coin

i situate the silver bell on my nightstand
nearer to a photo of her
i challenge her to ring the bell

i think about pulling a card

not yet. not yet.