she was covering all her bases

she was part

new age,

part Buddhist, part Catholic

and a vegan

to boot.

she was into things

like

crystals

and Ouija boards,

astrology

and seances and yet went

to church every

Sunday,

taking communion.

sometimes

i'd see her

in the back yard

doing yoga

wearing an orange robe,

staring at the clouds.

she told me she was into

tantric sex,

one night.

delaying pleasure.

she'd been delaying me for

about nine months 

now.

after she was gone

there wasn't enough

sage in the store

to burn

and cleanse my house.