creativity

“the C-41 developer”
she says
“for the color film”

she may have the wrong
impression of you.
every time she comes
you’re upset
or tired
or out of touch with reality.
it seems the best of days
she’s never there.

everything she creates is beautiful.
even things she has
no control of:
her voice, her hair
the features of her face.

with hair aflame
and eyes alight
she breathes words
from her mouth to yours;
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.

barely with words she speaks
more with gestures
and slight of hand

but at the end of the day
you’ll shake hands
and promise to meet again.