Claudia
claudia the cezanne in you the beige in you the could in you
claudia the crab you picked in the pebbles claudia
the sandpaper sounding its time in you claudia
your voice claudia in melted caramel
claudia encrusting the caramel claudia rust and solid
claudia the brown not desert landscape in you
claudia the thin hair too thin for your thickness claudia
claudia the hugging stirring you the fatigue halting you
claudia the c-l-a-u belong to you, the d your blue eyes
claudia the i is your hair too thin for your padded arms
maine is the name of the state for you you fit claudia
fit in the state like a chunk in arizona too
claudia the coral and salmon and beige in your dreams
claudia the people you pick they are black-haired and thin
not claudia
claudia not like you claudia
claudia your voice half an octave lower than most
claudia the clouds pass over you laud you you click
claudia the ranch and the cattle and the rancher are you who
claudia own yourself and that’s what you suit your taste to
claudia living is separate for you and you pick two to give to
and one always stays and one always leaves and claudia
claudia away I went still warmly and always to come back to you
claudia as you have painted me I want to paint you claudia
