You say simply
my name
and there is air
to breathe
enough

You say simply
my name
my ears go flush
not blotchy afraid
but smiling skin
untouched

You say simply
my name
my government a rush
invocation evoked
anger flushed
(memories of parents
the first of bloom
unfolding mixed up
associations mingle
so much, so much)

You say simply
my name

our eyes
touch