eoldneighborhoodstooakland,forant,lleages:photographsby
davidhenry
tonightbling,es,perhapsre,shehadchangedhedeofit
andthen,inthenextbreath,
ifalhadbeenhere,sheeshearked,glancingattheclockuntiltheopeningoeverlifehenowled
butalhade
sstonestepstheskyeon;theaironandntfrohefestivalatthegreekorthodoxoingrketatthestrip,freshbreadandfloethingsheshetookonestepandthenanother,rginghthecrowd
theseuadhighinggoldypapereaostfausphoto,theundulatingbeaoothlengthofherleg,hiddenangthedunestheigetreled,ontheedgeofbeingsothingelse,andthenitsuddenlyethingelseinutesthefirsttishesaeeringtheperial,usedtoeaseandorder,aanighthaveleftphoebeinaninstitutionbutthisigeexplodedthatideathesephotosshoanshehadneverknown
peoplelledintherootheseatsfillededonorehishairuinggrayandtherebendtohisshoulders
heandgazedoutattheaudienusthaveseenher,sthaveknoheadeajokeabouttheherasthelaughterspilledoutaroundheranddieddohisnotesandbegantospeak,carolineunderstoodthatsheanotherfaceinthecrowd
hespokeelodiousassuranostnoattentiontoiliargesturesofhishands,theneedsatisfied,settledshethoughtofthatnight,alsttthedeskandontasitethingthen,sothinghekepthidden,soexperientooprivatetoshareanditistaketyyearsagohadbeeninbelievingthathissecrethadtodohanykindofloveforher
,takingalongdrinkfroisglassofanatronandressedinblatensiongreilefogashethankedtheaudienheglanontspassedthecuratoroftheshoingle,buteinthequestions,carolinesteppedfor
”david,”shesaid”dontyouknoe”
hesearchedherface
”haveichangedsoch”shewhispered
shesaunderstand,thenhisfausethingstrangehappeninge,asiftheyandallthepeopleinithadfallenutterlyaway
”hereachedupilebrokeacrosshisface,thoughitdidnottouchhiseyes”thankyou,”hesaid,noddingtotheothers”thankyouallforingnouseus”
andthentheydavidlyagainstherback,asifsheghtdisappearunlessheheldherinplace
”einhere,”hesaid,steppingbehindadisplaypanel,eddoorheely,andshutthedoorbehin
