Versus
In this poem all artifice
is stripped away
but you are held under water.
In this poem you enter a mirrored dressing room
lit so that you look more beautiful than you have ever looked.
I recognize you with surprise.
In this poem you are by yourself.
Copyright Credit: Catherine Wagner, "Versus" from Nervous Device. Copyright © 2012 by Catherine Wagner. Reprinted by permission of City Lights Books.
Source: Nervous Device (City Lights Books, 2012)