they were so alike

if you asked me why
my eyes are red and full
i’d say, i slept in my makeup
which is true but leaves out
the end of that sentence:
and i dreamed he came back
he was the same as before
i slapped him over and over
hands stinging with glass splinters
and when i tried to leave
i had to squeeze past a power line
fallen just overhead
i told my father, that’s dangerous
could we please do something
to make sure nobody gets hurt
just move the stairs, he said