Tuesday, September 01, 2009

I See He Sees by Chella Courington

I See He Sees

An upward draft
catches Mama’s hem
at 41st & 12th
raising it in waves
around her knees & over her thighs
a pink-striped dress
dances like the awning
at Lida’s Cantina
when a man at the corner
clutching a boy’s hand
sees Mama naked
under her flying skirt
& I see he sees
wondering why
she doesn’t hold it down
& he sees me see him
winking
before the light turns green.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Very neat. I like the child's eye view and the ambiguity of the last verse.

Maggie May said...

this is satisfying. i see she sees
her skirt his eyes wink