an unrehearsed universe

Eye of the Beholder

front teeth
slightly crooked
jaw limned in
red-gold stubble
lucky leprechauns
and treacherous djinn
guard the windows
with a hypnotic
gold-green gleam
angry snaking scars
down the valley
of both forearms 
another on
the underside
of the wrist
a cigarette burn
in the shape
of a star
the shape
of better things
to come.