But You Can’t, Can You

You just…

Is it right that you just notice?

You just about notice it, the lock break—
the fight to break out—no child—
vague; and so

there will be an old fight
that appears in this apartment but you’ll both wear masks
from centuries ago, when they had the same

in caves, but the masks will be Nivea and Revlon. You
would rather just say, “I notice,” but you are weak
and special! with

your key, you assume, like a toddler:
you once considered having a midwife on standby;
they always roll their eyes because it wasn’t

that good—you just…

But it’s so funny! And it’s just a lock breaking!

And you could have just given them a hug
and kept quiet.