The Trickster of Seville

Trying too hard
to appear he’s not trying
Saying too much
without saying a thing
Shapeshifting lover
the fire his mistress
Locked in an image
—whose essence is damned

(The New Room: June, 2023)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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