The Model at Rest ~ José Ferraz de Almeida Júnior
Ivory is a prop for hands
posed to speak where music lounges.
He tobacco puffs a few paint strokes
across the canvas bragging about art
and the value of a signature.
She’d lived enough delusion to know if dreams
smell of cheap cologne, you take the dollar
and smile while he jaw spends his dime.
and smile while he jaw spends his dime.
©Susie Clevenger 2018
