When I wiped the steam from the mirror one morning, he was gone. It only took six months for him to became a celebrity, even though his soul in different measures adds up to my own. All along he was the ship and I was nothing more than his anchor.

Kip Knott’s third book of poetry, The Other Side of Who I Am, is now available from Kelsay Books. More of his work may be accessed at www.kipknott.com.