IN THE VILLAGE

He/she
was called
Morning Glory
or Bella Donna
Zola, Thirsty
Veronica
until the iceman
cometh. our director
on stage
to do my plays
these gal/pals
with cat shade eyes
from sleep houses
in the Village
with costumed earrings
falling off
on broken sofas
carrying beautiful italics
in lexicons of commerce
a vocabulary
into a third sex
of interpretations.