halves

she asked him if
the new half of
the worm knew
it had been cut.
if, in a week, it
would be able to
recognize its old
self or, worse,
might forget and
fall in love with
itself or even
worser if it
was just dark
and the new
worm did not
immediately
catch on that
its partner was
its old self but
discovered soon
after and the
worried, weird look
she gave him right
then made him want
to cut up worms
with her every day.