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| Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo, "Lady Reading on a Bench" |
On the bed
A bowl of good peaches
Luscious as the red curtain
Melting over the open window
Where your reflection distorts
Like cruel comedy
And the letter you hold
Imports the death scene
Of someone you were supposed to love
Yet your face is so yellow
Go on sweet
Leave it
Temper your breasts
Against the now new bed
Send the fruit to profane the floor
You may sink your teeth
Into anything with succulence
Go on then
And with certain laughter
Jeffrey Brown. Columbia Poetry Review, 1, 1988. Chicago: Columbia College Chicago.
