. . . as longing fades until nothing is left of it.
- Mark Strand
Images flood the page.
You hold an hourglass up to the moon.
The dailies begin.
Your eyes fill
with colors, and costumes, and angularities,
touch just out of reach,
the final scene,
you turning away.
Not fair.
And you thought it would be?
You do remember your entrance, yes?
Getting clobbered
with what you thought would never happen?
You had a copy of the script?
You knew your lines?
Hadn't we rehearsed the scene
gone over the details
made changes
discussed the incidentals
the ultimatum?
What ultimatum? There was no ultimatum.
Am I confusing you with someone else?
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| Saturn Overcome by Hope, Love, Beauty by Simon Vouet |