I love you, Mr. Brautigan

"The Past Cannot Be Returned"
The umbilical cord
cannot be refastened
and life flow through it
     again. 

Our tears never totally
     dry. 

Our first kiss is now a ghost,
haunting our mouths as they
     fade toward
     oblivion. 

                    Tokyo
                    June 19, 1976
                    with a few words
                    added in Montana
                    July 12, 1976