A child blows on a dandelion The seeds scatter gently into the breeze I watch them d r i f t unmoved-- It only takes one hitched Unceremoniously On the shoulder of a certain beast To bring the shadows Hanging overcast Blurring day into day Despondent-- As you stir the fetid brew Of steaming cigarette butts t o s s e d Casual into an innocent body of water Hissing As toxins r e l e a s e ghostly One by one Soft underbellies float to the surface Moon mounds Gliding down the Seine Against city lights illuminating the night sky A bell tolls at Midnight-- glitter and gold dancing in pairs through Parisian night I wondered if you thought of me