Watching a woman
in a park.
Specimen.
Distance.
Noting her contours
and her disposition.
Plays with her children.
Oblivious?
Aware?
Hair grey at the roots.
Breasts sag slightly.
Eyes dare not lift up
to look.
Dress faded
and unfashionably
too tight.
Pushes a swing.
Lost in the rhythm.
lost in the arc
that is
her life.
3-4-2010
