The Study of Lips
Noticing lips pouts on the F train to Second Avenue The Blonde: a few freckles on her face, nude lips, hair upswept rhinestone earrings blossom Over there Bettie Page with fiery pucker bull nose piercing Another light pink, shiny-full complimentary to her camel coat with coral scarf We are all searching for something or someone We seek each other out our eyes connecting Wine soaked mouth berry and black checkered jacket mousy brown hair natural she moves closer to male lips with Container Store bag corduroy coat raven locks slicked back She is wondering, What would it be like to kiss him? My friend waits for our next stop messy ponytail fuschia glasses cherry lips a mix of cotton candy with glitter gloss on top I mentally zoom n on my own face/my own pout mine are dry with remaining red color from this afternoon Does anyone else notice? I whisper, "sssshhhhhh." to kiss myself and embrace my own voice, the feel of my own lips, top and bo...