It's like brushing your teeth in public or being kissed in a dream by a stranger in white shoes. I get so confused. Delmore's no longer in the shower, no longer on [??], no longer making a fuss. Telephone calls come, asking if he is home. They hang up before I can answer. I get so melancholy when I think of his good points: How he knew what each piece of silverware was for; How he could light a match using only one hand; His talent of grinding his teeth in his sleep, Clacking out a calypso rhythm that would send me tapping into the living room. Oh, Delmore, Delmore, your comic books still come in the mail. The oatmeal I make for you each morning turns green well before noon. The shoebox whimpers when it recalls your feet. And I miss you.