speckled black and white pets
with red bows on their necks
and a black and white ball
that color palette
that edible pink sky
the basic human condition
of being plural while walking
looking at backlit glass waves
pink panther drawn in paint pen
on the exterior storefront window glass
so he walks in the painting of blue magnolias
leaning dusty in the window right behind
a song like the segment
in Fantasia when the fairy is
touching the landscape
and covering it with sparkling frost
desperation and desire
visions of things I want to paint
sitting just outside of me
over there out of reach
