Corner Voyeur

They must have been walking to work,

her neck caught in the crook of his elbow,

stretching her legs to match his stride,

and that blurry smile.

His hand dangling in front

breast-high, as if to -

Was that a wandering eye?

Separate ways at the corner.

He drew her in

for a kiss

good-bye.

Walking away,

she didn’t see him,

swipe a thumb across his lips

And lick it.

Street Art on a Wellington Street wall featuring an eyeball wearing a crown.

Wellington Street Art from vivid.org.nz

 
Amanda Barusch

Amanda Barusch has worked as a janitor, exotic dancer, editor, and college professor. She lives in the American West, where she spends as much time as possible on dirt paths. She has an abiding disdain for boundaries and adores ambiguity. Amanda has published eight books of non-fiction, a few poems, and a growing number of short stories. Aging Angry is her first work of creative non-fiction. She uses magical realism to explore deep truths of the human experience in this rapidly changing world.

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