A Public Exposure to Film Noir

by Nikki Moen

Another matching night for suit and tie
To eat the seeds in the apples
The sweet fruits of one's endeavor-
Revel in those dark little bubbles
Twisting up in a bloody bottle of champagne.

We exclude ourselves from beauty
Quiet with meditation
In the sunlight of cathedral park
The shadows are frozen stiffness
Drifting sullenly through warm nightmares

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