IMPROVISATION #329
WALKING THROUGH

Stopping off at
Rochelle's apartment
on April Fool's day
among pop art
and lyrics of pop songs
stepping over
strings of puppets
of her inner child
watching the walls
of Valentines
from grammar school
porcelain dolls
bubble bottles,
a copy of "Mademoiselle"
as perfumes line the air,
brushing by passports,
musical programs
you passed out
as a theater usher
hearing her voice
everywhere
when she performed
"Memory.''