At 8:32 AM

Her last movements –

removing her opaque stockings

to cleanse the darkness of the night,

were captured furtively, yet precisely

by

a looking glass,

(READ “a mirrored skyscraper”),

and a newly fired worker,

leaving an adjacent building,

glancing upward.

Behind the glass sat a

mutual acquaintance,

(READ “a businessman”),

who saw both the woman and the man,

and

wondered which

he would miss more

deeply.

Glancing upward

and focusing on the looking glass,

he became uncertain

whether his image was

reflected or held

hostage.