my lip gloss froze off
outside the airport
on a hard bench
beside a dingy Santa
I searched every face
what are you?
animated soft tissue
shifting neuropeptides
a plate spinner
and it's smoky around you
I can hardly breathe
I watched your eyes go dark
I saw them look blank
I wasn't there
I saw it in pictures
after the fact
and it's smoky around you
I can hardly breathe