I’ve known those dark eyes
behind the peepholes

the scant black brows
the forehead
now faintly creased
the arms warm as wings
cradling the baby

How lucky is she
the trophy-getter
showered
by your golden confetti

Something I could never endure
those soft hands
that gentle voice
those kind eyes

Jackie Chou is a writer from Southern California who has two collections of poetry, The Sorceress and Finding My Heart in Love and Loss, published by cyberwit. Her poem “Formosa” was a finalist in the Stephen A DiBiase Poetry Prize. She has recent work in The Ekphrastic Review and Synchronised Chaos.