Bedroom Vanity
Paul Cordeiro
I captured her small breasts
and shy gaze
long before he did.
But he says he created her innocence
and discovered her fresher body
like a new country
I passed over for years
without rollicking laughs.
He's started to sing to her in the shower
and she says he can go on longer
than an opera singer
hitting the high notes.
He loves her more than Russian
novelists and what gives pleasure
more than vodka and warm friends.
His world is grey and icy
and she is brighter
than a summer sky
and softer than the frozen ground melting.
