portraits in oil
from photographs
she took,
painting
long hours into the night.
beyond
the light
of sun.
she couldn't sleep
in her high-rise
room,
the drapes pulled
wide
before the city.
her years were
measured
in canvas.
old lovers.
parents,
a bride and groom,
friends departed,
friends still here.
and yet, not a single
portrait of me.
unworthy
then,
and according to her
i always will be.
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