demure, attention-seeking

never hold the ends of the earth like she can
i have only water in my hands, see?
you make an embarrassed little glance
at the ocean in my palms
something sympathetic, but u know Her?
yes i already know, thank u thank u so much
her eyes match her hair, her smile is stone
she is coated in clouds, i scrape for resilience
she has a career to pursue, i am tired again,

i can float around the city and do my little things
i go into Mecca and a beautiful girl slowly applies different shades of cold, wet foundation to my neck with a sponge
"this is the one, this one melts into your skin tone and becomes invisible"
"have you considered purchasing an investment property?" asks the bank teller as she deposits the $200 cash I have given her into my account
"you have a pretty name," says the girl at the shoe store, as she enters my email address into her computer
"oh that's my last name," I reply
a man spins around in the mall, he is inside a giant silver hoop, standing in it with his arms raised and holding onto the top of it, spinning around in the hoop and people watch and clap and classical music is playing