She calls out coral in a
mess of greens,
her words get caught in
painted screens. Hiding in
her cyber-cave, her outer
shell the thing she gave (and
gives them still, with brittle
smile, and eyes as green-blue
as the Nile). With closed doors
shining in her eyes, she sketches
people dreams in skies, and
smiles still when they thank her,
blithe (she knows she's skinny,
calls it lithe). She smiles but it's like
lips on paper, crayon-red and
gone like vapour.