shock
but you know, that she’s watching.
she’s laughing, she’s turning.
she’s holding her tonic like a cross.
the room’s suddenly spinning.
she walks up and asks how you are.
so you can smell her perfume.
you can see her lying naked in your arms.
& so there’s a change, in your emotions.
& all these memories come rushing,
like feral waves to your mind.
of the curl of your bodies,
like two perfect circles entwined.
& you feel hopeless and homeless,
& lost in the haze of the wine.