Those aren’t blemishes
they’re characteristics of Victorian glaze
she appears open & closed
the eyes squint into the mottled light
lobsters are hilling in a crystal bowl
the table and the walls are blue
it keeps getting better
there are no doors or windows
to this room full of eagerness & restraint
he will come on time with wine
be polite but not honest
some & none of this is true
why listen to me?
