KD4

viewed from above and not below

faberge eyeballs
the morning after crazed
with what did happenings
jack the giantkiller promises
like pumpkins about to burst over their rim

feeding on a tapestry of what might have been
devil may care dragonflies poised against chameleon leaves
their wings mistaken for a flutter of eyelids
drooping against the probablility of what didn’t

in the same way as one eye looks right
blooming with an expectation
of phone numbers and long romantic lunches
one is left petulant in the perception
that it’s all his fault
a terrible misunderstanding
and it’s been two days

in between

it’s true
he did promise cloisonne days
wired with the moment
hanging somewhere on a blended wall
admired on a whim but only
when the light is right

a civilised stand off of sorts
she here he there
the round and round of rings for her finger
make a delicate balance of imaginings
she thought he said he thought she said
it was some party


Carolyne Bruyn