‘curtain’
veiled silence enlightens the nuances
tonight a young woman appears animate,
she is pale and fainting by inches,
i know, my cranial base a window
but without the view.
what covers my eyes a phantom illusion;
she’s security issues while i
a letter without return
,
address and in this imaginary flesh
i try. the abyss comes forged in alabaster
not the barely sufficient perpetuity
for which i strive.
the woman loves a charmer but i am
a workshop, solemnity like cardboard
steeped clear of water;
she’s a priestess;
i the careless temple of pretend.
*
#barflypoet
#josephapinto
www.josephpinto.com
© Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved.
*
'From My Front Steps,' 'Scotch and Scars' and 'A Distilled Spirit' poetry collections available in paperback and ebook on Amazon.
*
www.etsy.com/shop/JosephPinto
