How do you do that?

How do you do that?
How do you that thing with your eyes.
How do you know where
to point out all my uglies.
How do you live when
all i want to do is peel
my skin to the bones.
How do you know that
i could not exist without forgetting.
How do you do that?

How do you do that thing
with your loose wrist and tiny hands.
How do you reach for something
when all i know is a wave goodbye.
How do you keep everything
from slipping out of your fingers.
How do i pray in this house
of eternal haunting.
How do you do that?

How do you do that thing
with your mouth and tongue and words.
How do you bring yourself to breath when
my second stretches to infinity.
How do i ignore the shame
that crawls under my skin.
How do you say i miss you but
i don't want to see you?
How do you do that?