the mystery of forever amber

 the mystery of forever amber

you see her on screen

the woman with the camera dangling at a flung angle

or with a walky talkie talking 

sitting at a roadside cafe in paris reading a book

or browsing deep inside a timeless bookshop silent

or staring lost in a painting on the emabakment

maybe waiting by the illuminated sign of an impressionist

one leg bent inviting her companion to arrive with

a streetlight warming to the night’s expectation 

then there is the poster

she is both outside and inside

thinking thoughts of thoughts thinking

you are confused by the attraction

of the gulf between you 

perhaps not ~ perhaps yes

the mystery of forever amber

in the sadness of a selfie

go on ask her