SIGHS
Blue-tinged ceiling, floating lights, dancing shadows.
9.30pm, room 309.
Tiredness and whispering.
Cluttered floor, creased shirt, lace open.
Curtains drawn, handles that turn.
The sound of hot water, the bath trembles.
Bodies rub together, bodies slip against each other… Sighs.
Hôtel La Belle Juliette
November 2011
