In theory it was a game: hide and seek
she was
in between library stacks
standing near Natural Sciences
hiding her face behind the Journal of Artificial Intelligence

In the fall it was supposed to be a trip -Colorado
she was
supposedly visiting some friends from college
in between ski trips, but
standing in our closet were her skis
hiding behind old raincoats and a quilt

In the hospital during vising hours, the last time I saw her
she was
on the open ward, standing by herself
hiding herself behind the face of someone I did not know