I.
This body
with all its joys and sorrows
doesn’t belong to you
you will return
every cell that binds you
to this world
every grasp for air
every sunset
every lover
II.
with all their unique care
with all their imperfections
you will return
the person you met one night
the person with who you build a family with
you will return
the 50-year-old immigrant Uber driver
who plays Fortnite with their son
to stay connected
across oceanic distances
III. we are all being lent
and you will return us all
because even you
do not belong to yourself
you are a skin suit with a zipper
covering specks of stardust
IV.
some say
we are the cosmos
split, and dissociated
so we can
observe itself
through
every thought
every heartbeat
every dance pose
every child, friend
loving meal
loyal interaction
V.
they do not belong to you
and
you get to experience them
and then let them go
VI.
clothes, houses, birds, bonds
money
knowledge
dreams
suffering
her beautiful body and soul
all lent for this vacation resort called life
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