maneki-neko

i have three such beings 
two alive - and one whose 
arms are lost, each brings 

with it - its own luck. neither 
brings back what i want 
a moment of sleep where 

i do not feel life around me 
where i do not want life 
about me, it is best to leave 

and let each have their 
space, in return each will 
let me escape into memories 

of how i became such a being 

each in each scared of waking 
without arms stretched across