Sestina
You
used
to
love
me
well.
Well,
you—
me—
used
love
to . . .
to . . .
well . . .
love.
You
used
me.
Me,
too,
used . . .
well . . .
you.
Love,
love
me.
You,
too
well
used,
used
love
well.
Me,
too.
You!
You used
to love
me well.
From Night Holds Its Own. Copyright © 2016 by Ciara Shuttleworth. Used with the permission of Blue Horse Press.