late at night or early in the morning
her black outline is poured out
over the choppy window blinds
there's her head -- her shoulders
and her hand

as far as I see
the room is nothing but her and a light -- projecting
as far as I see
she is two-dimensional and all one color
as far as I see
she could be thinking of clouds or stars

late at night or early in the morning
I watch her black outline pour out
and I don't think of clouds or stars
2001