The Thinning

1

These guys try to make us

match moods to products

the way once,

under love’s spell,

we attached meaning

to sound,

attached sounds to objects.

The old magic won’t work now,

but it’s nice

to be reminded of it.

2

She’s a tease,

tears her skirts off

one by one.

Really?

Drops her petals

as if she could always

make more.

It’s tiresome.

We know

what she looks like

naked.

On a cold night,

we can see forever.