Betty
by Joe Aprile


We took photographs at the train yard,
freight cars glistened with the fragrance of hoboes,
she posed for me,
exposing the secret of nonchalance.

The nights were yellow with the waterfront,
we leafed through the past,
the pages left me wanting her,
forgetful of how.







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