A Small Picture of Somebody’s Former Lover

Who’s that, she asked of the portrait. I said nobody I knew, just an interesting painting that caught my eye. I didn’t mention it could have been you, even after a closer look. You’re not as tall, not as underfed thin. The red hair you sported in the middle of our life turned back to blonde before too long, and your breasts are far more to my tastes. Still, the two of you could be confused, if not for twins, at least for sisters. One of you a stranger holding no memories, one of you a ghost presenting far too many. 

23 thoughts on “A Small Picture of Somebody’s Former Lover

    1. Lennart Lundh

      After too many fruitless hauntings, I’ve learned to avoid or ignore those searchers. They’re only out to cause pain.

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    2. Lennart Lundh

      Thanks, Rae. “Tastes” also allows a double entendre among the choices. Yes, three women, and I don’t think there’s a way to save some swimming. Narrator’s present significant other, somebody’s former lover in the portrait, and the narrator’s ex being addressed. Four people in seven lines. Oy!

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  1. Rae Cobbs

    I had to swim in this poem for a while to realize there are three women. I love the line “your breasts are far more to my tastes”! Using the plural of taste makes it so immediate, digs under for the committed reality.

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    1. Lennart Lundh

      Thanks, Rae. “Tastes” also allows a double entendre among the choices. Yes, three women, and I don’t think there’s a way to save some swimming. Narrator’s present significant other, somebody’s former lover in the portrait, and the narrator’s ex being addressed. Four people in seven lines. Oy!

      Reply
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