This is nakedness
seeing you
with your mother
at the mall
in Oshawa
It must be
25 years
We are masked for Covid
yet exposed
Your mom leans into you
as my children swarm
from the restroom
Your dark eyes
the licorice drops
I remember
Tania
Tania who gave me
the city of Prague
and let me down
tenderly
In this flash
of recognition
we become naked
as we never were
together
and smile
Selected by Raymond Huffman
