A Woman Too Far?
Bildnis Marianne von Werefkin 1909
Lenbachhaus, München
the redhead at the bar
was most probably too far
by age, temperament and beauty
away from me
nonetheless
she caught my fancy
we seemed to exchange glances
I thought we traded smiles
was she looking past me
at someone else, a younger man
more handsome than I ever was
and certainly, I am not now?
was she searching for a father figure
to discuss things
that had long gone unspoken in her entourage
with a hand on her shoulder, no more?
or was she longing for a warm body
a non-threatening one
in which she could
bury her pain, easily?
perhaps this was just an incident
one of the many that slip in and out of our lives
with no apparent motive or sentiment
no direction or no cause
that stick in our memories
if for no other reason
then eternal hope
2021
Click here to read in Spanish
