Friday, August 21, 2020

Poker Face

 Poker Face


The abrupt scrape of his hand

across the harp of her hair,

A plucked duet with a head 

in the mirror,


she drags red paste across her lips,

coloring outside the lines.

Pastel creams occlude 

the creases of her startled smile. 


He caught her dreaming,

a different hand, redealt

a flush, the knave of hearts

and all his friends.



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