All Herself

leaving green fields home drove north into Washington trees water roadside clutter marble capitol Olympia traffic Tacoma seething Seattle parked theatricals busy networking each labeled theatre job Michelle Irene awaiting wall kissed sat close arm around her thin strong brought Miami are we getting an award she is I am invisible forgotten long gone she says when I left New York avant garde theatre died says this kind thing again again their hotel room Michelle films Irene lies bed talking remembers much exact not where she is all herself always right stringent ego Michelle two years documentary good Italian restaurant I had animale (sweetbreads) fun my hotel view lake city lights hard bed thin blanket lone dream theatre death morning Queen Anne breakfast people bright blue sky