Abstract
This is a manuscript of original poetry and prose poetry. This collection explores the capabilities of form in the expression of desire. The goal is to articulate my personal desire for a daughter without subjecting her to the craft of writing which would render her a character instead of a person. The title of this manuscript (which best captures the goal of the project) is taken from Derridean concept of the “trace” of language: this work expresses the desire for my daughter by being a place where she cannot fully appear.