When he thought
she wouldn’t
see him
yet she did out
there under pre-dawn
streetlights
where everyone could
watch his eyes
shining with surprise
dread dragging at her
heels
When the darkness
rushed up
behind her footsteps
quickening velvet arms
grasping at her
secret childish fears
what would she have
said had he
told her
Who hears such things
with equanimity
who dives
into midnight dressed
in black bare feet
silent
on hot pavement as if
she believes herself
invisible
(c) 2018, by Hannah Six
Image: Rodrigo Paredes/Flickr
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