an unrehearsed universe

Winter

sideways glint of cheek
buried under hat
hood scarf balaclava
a flash of wrist
blush of cold
where glove and coat
disdain to meet

coming undone
layer by layer
cloth
unwrapped
the shape of you
coming through

and then

boorish disappointment

regret
that the wonder
of wondering
of the what is

exquisite

its counterpoint
the feel of the thing
stripped of its covering

the anodyne real
coveted but still less
lesser
for being exposed