eyes painted with the color of autumn leaves
ears like raw silk under the touch
arms braided into one another
hiding your hands,
a watch connecting wrist to arm
tucked between the crease of your elbow
and the right side of your abdomen
your chin casting a shadow onto the nape of your neck
leaning against a sandstone wall
dropping this photograph into the sink of memory
floats like a feather to the drain
where the color dissolves
and you disappear