Worn

To the twentysomethingboy who will buy

my late husband's505 Levi's

at the Goodwillon Lincoln Avenue,

please remember—love is as fragile

as a lost bird.One day you will find

the small holein the front pocket,

made by a silverZippo inscribed,

Loved Beyond Measure.From that moment on,

each time you slidethe worn bronze zipper,

you will listen for the rain,thinking about a girl

you have yet to meeton a street

in a monsoon season,where you will walk,

side by side, a perfectfit. Her fledgling

hand in your back pocket.