Virgil Suarez
Pink Light Snuck in a Room
after Hopper’s “Morning in a City”
the red-haired woman holds the white towel in front of her naked
body, the light hurts her eyes, and she thinks of all the drinks
she should have refused, the sun comes up behind the buildings
across the street, salmon hues and violet sky chased what remains
of night; she hears the faint sounds of the city below, cars, people,
for one brief moment she remembers the man who lit her cigarette,
leaned into her close enough for her to smell the soap on his skin,
the way some stubble showed on his face even though he had shaved,
and he asked if she was alone, and she said no because this was a new
city to her, but she was alone, and now she feels the sunlight caress
her breasts behind the tower, her nipples crimson in the light, perked,
her hair over her left ear, bobbed on her white shoulders, mesmerized
she stands and looks out beyond the window at the light grow sharp,
a skyline of possibility, and if she opened the window the cold air
will make her shiver, liven her skin, awake her finally to this day,
she stands still, breathes, right between the light and the shadow behind
her in this strange room, small bed, the bathroom faucet dripping.
Then the toilet in the room flushes and she knows she’s not alone.
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