There were many things
to watch:
her teeth
her heart
her weight
her nipples
the albumen
in her water,
finally
her shoes
no longer fit.

So took her hand,
" Your looks
are not gone.

Take it easy.
You'll know
when your time comes
and will not have a Mongolian
idiot in the taxi.

We'll make it
even if I have to tie
the cord myself. "