for Nikola
Shh, don’t say a word
on the harvest of the Great Confirmation Bias
All moves, construed, take cover
Links to the center of a silver chain frame
Dark brocade hair lays layered and wound
The Sister Knots fit pretty
at the temple, wrist, or throat
Their mother wore it first
A hand-me-down; heirloom
in dignified terms
The girls learned to fight
over it: tears, fists, appearances
Its victimized cut-off
reenacted on damaged friends
