Observing
The way you talk
Open your hazel windows wide
How they smile
Blink nod
And let out a puff of smoke.
The veins in the whites
Of your eyes show
Your rebel teeth
Lips
How they purse
Squeeze, pause.
Short stature, posture
Taking it in
Your carefree wave
You drive away.
Lee Burke González
Smug, 2019
Acrylic on wood