Respiro
That urgency of foreign
tongues in another film
is aligned by sub-titles –
soft skin not yet stretch-
marked under contrails –
beauty is a fixed parade
of digital stills snatched
before combustion sets
in [posters’ll curl up] – A
loose high heel will fool
her stride – a cut scene –
I cannot watch a repeat
of taller tales snatched
from life – a scriptwriter
steals lines off a divorce
court’s serve of mistruth
to foster her word-child
[a cinematic fabrication
builds on her unfolding
of fact & cruel lineages]