are you with us is your skin intact or what did you get my messages are you paying your bills still do you miss us pray tell you ve been the picture of good health tom sawyer in the rafters with your laughter you re collecting mourners in your afterliving room one by one they call your name they call the number that you gave them and take it door to door make patterns of art from patterns of origins are you with us does it hurt more where you are can you make do i m the one with the white door and the car in the side yard it s the one with the lights up on the poles on the front porch it s enough so we won t talk on the space where you held up and the way that you told us the day you went dark and you know it s hard to show back up at all when you re gone long and i could still assume the worst if you want or worse if you want me to can you make do 