Oblivion Speaks

　　by Sarah Manguso

　　 I am not here to ruin you.

　　 I am already in you.

　　 I am the work you don't do.

　　 I am what you understand best and wordless.

　　 I am with you in your chair and in your song.

　　 I am what you avoid and what you stop avoiding.

　　 I am what's left when there is nothing left.

　　 Love me hard， pilgrim.