a green eyed demon
whose left eye would twitch
before he lied or smiled
once took a photograph of me
held in place by him
standing on the andy warhol bridge
in pittsburgh
all who have seen it
claim that i appear in the image
as a perfect
stained glass visage
of the madonna
(child held within)
my flowing dark hair
blue grey blouse
the way my head is
tucked into the beast’s shoulder
my face calm
a peaceful yielding to the thing
an act of complete faith
above a confluence of river beds
soon thereafter
i noticed
milk soured
and flowers died near him
i was saved by
divine providence
i’ve collected knives
and rosary beads
ever since
