THE HISTORY OF ROME IN FOUR PARTS: PART THREE
On a narrow sidewalk
dark blue songbird eyes
haired tousled perfectly
immaculate suit
he walks to me
and this is not a dream
forces me
into the street
step aside
for him
these Roman men
think Mars
the sword of Mars
feet washed and cradled
in leather impeccable
from that shop in Trastevere
