copyright Kenton Rhoades

The Midnight Transparent

“shadow wove the

other geometry”

—Severo Sarduy

The midnight transparent—

Filtering down from the Silver Screen

With the outline of glowing divas

In the matinee lethargy of afternoon—

When the remoteness of desert islands

In the changing sky twilight became

Opaque veils with red & orange sunsets—

As I slept in the balcony alone to myself

Watching Ali Baba and the Seven Thieves

Airborne copper lamps traced slow—

Spirals on the insides of my eyelids

Shadows weaving the other geometry