Unfathomable Sestina (Ciara Shuttleworth).

Sestina

You
used
to
love
me
well.

Well,
you—
me—
used
love
to…

to…
well…
love.
You
used
me.

Me,
too,
used…
well…
you.
Love,

love
me.
You,
too
well
used,

used
love
well.
Me,
too.
You!

You used
to love
me well.

One thought on “Unfathomable Sestina (Ciara Shuttleworth).

  1. Ah, yeah! I read this in the New Yorker recently. It’s great! I’m really glad you shared it and reminded me to reread it.

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