The way it was on the outside
Shira Dentz

A bird skating on ice on its wing tip a wide photo album cream-white inside
sepia-tones spotted with teal ochre siren red wet like in marbles a san francisco
honeymoon spanish omelet colors a trolley what’s that? their future kids say
both movie stars mother in her mid-calf elegant swing coat blonde waves and
betty boop lipstick have to say iridescent moon yes moon-white not sun-white
the man astaire no harm in his face just good times white dress dancing the
biggest smiles ever never saw her smile like that a princess did the bat think the
dark shoe it perched on and stayed with was another bat?