Paint over
the myopic universe...

Brain unblunt
mind undrugged...

Through glazed eyes
gaussian blur 4.5...

Love surreptitious
with a vengeance...

I believe earthly life
is the only life...

Not quite love
not quite crush...

Not quite bread
not quite scone...

So this is where
eliza dolittle...

Xintiandi
a new story...

They say time
numbs all pain...

Not quite a story
for a story has an ending...

An afternoon spent
at the national archive...