dear sarah shu,

I leave for you

all I knew about this job

on microcassette for further review



what it meant to me

how you'll make it dear, hopefully

it's dangerous here

yes it's dangerous here



peer round corners with dental mirrors,

heed the threats, taking cautionary measures,

in the end, it is love

you'll have to learn to survive



dear sarah shu,

I leave for you

all I knew about this job

on palmcorder for future review



your office will flood every night,

it's water, don't try to fight it

suspend all your files using

my system of hanging wires



break apart what I connected

show what I only suggested

'cause in the end it was love

I had to learn to survive



picture me by the window sill

wrapped in copper wire, my autumn sleeves,

with torn up directives

spread round the floor like shoreham leaves



picture me locking office door, now

kneeling down on the floor,

screaming: “protection,

I can make it, I can make it!”



peer round corners with dental mirrors,

heed the threats, taking cautionary measures,

but in the end, it is love

you'll have to learn to survive



so long, sarah shu,

farewell to you,

stay calm, stay sweet,

regards from the other side of the teeth



break apart what I connected

show what I only suggested

'cause in the end it was love

we had to learn to survive