tease

it was the hipsy curve
of the [type of window] that
attracted her or that voice across mouth
from behind her navel the stomach
pit the city is awash and
someone mentioned mardi gras/s/
she tries to remember how many
steps down to the lobby because
its three digits and the combination
for the lock box with the pistol
in it across the way two
lovers fold into each other like
/night/ and underneath the box
is a child and his cheeks
are frosty...