Alison Burns is singing
How Long Has This Been
Going On?
in Montage, and as I turn
my head away from watching
her sing, turning instead
toward the audience,
I see a glassiness
in the eyes of a stranger—
and it is her response
to the song
that tears at me.
A man, on the other side
of the room shakes his head,
ever so slightly, as if to rid
himself of a memory—which
comes out, nonetheless,
like a sigh— his lower lip
a trembling ledge—and I wish
I could put these two folks together.
3 comments:
Sweet!
Thank you. I love this. I felt as if I was in the room.
i like the way you show all the emotions that emanate through our faces. I am enjoying this daily dose of your poetry,too.
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