leopard print reflection

leopard print reflection

shoes & coat have spots.
her chin wrinkles when she talks.
her left eye slightly droops
when she smiles. there's a slight gap
between her teeth. her s's
are sibilant. her tattoos,
discolored, uneven. I
notice her large, bony
ankles and shins.
her large nails, broken,
chipped. hair dyed
to hide split ends. I run
my fingers through her
curls, match the asymmetry
on our face.