Brass Unicorn

my dad

my birthday

sunny shade

shadows

metal on shine

garage-given gift 

tissue paper

covers innocence

like blankets 

on dad

before he sleeps

ocean scent

making its way

into my senses

all of them captive

by sick currents

death scent

lingers on blankets

on tissues

his essence

still on metal

diffused 

in brass hearts 

locked in mine