the walk home, by Ondine

the jellyfish stain on the sidewalk of rue du bacholy scripture rolling paperssad plants in sad potsorange gel nails that pluck eyelashes so easilyeating peaches in octoberblue-palmed doormenfur coats full of smokegrey water running a small gutter river, collecting cigarettes and tiny debristripping on the same jagged stepand backwards the next day