last night, an apparition, beautiful

[Alan Sondheim]

last night, an apparition, beautiful

last night, an apparition, beautiful
of a young woman perfectly framed by the studio doorway
suddenly, staring at the image with which i possessed her
i noticed ... nothing more or less than the mark upon her
hours i labored ... hours ...
until i brought to the surface what had remained hidden
until i uncovered her very soul
the square on the face of the very young woman
the square on the face of the woman ...

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