Another Picture with Audrey Hepburn
1.
black fur brown gloves doom
and divorce but wait
riding pants at the ski resort
not ready for French Traditional
…she’s hiding something…
2.
woolen white pillbox
hat so very fashionable
when coming home
to an empty house
an empty closet
3.
pearls and gloves to match
such white cold over the dead
body buttoned up tight
collar wait is it cream beige
no no pearlescent straight
seams and eyes perfectly lined
fuzzy in soft focus
4.
alone without a hat
shadow profile
no electricity just
suitcases clean and
modest record dropping
5.
white veil
clothes inversed
to bare widow black
body dense matter
completely absorbing
except the shiny leather
6.
leopard print hat
red coat leather gloves
talk about ties corduroy
suits first rate job
looking good I’m afraid
you’re in a great deal of
danger but oh! the hair
makeup and wardrobe
7.
simple black sleeveless sparkle
low cut back accentuates pale
skin just playful enough to rub
up against throw on a jacket
purse and a dime to dial
is that skirt flammable?
8.
long white dress long white gloves
a perfect bun in place of a hat
being murdered in cold blood
is not nonsense high angle soft
glow of the skin a man tried to kill
slender body thrown close
clinging to the lift clinging to the
torso three quarter sleeves
hands gripping the bed tightly
crying but maintaining perfectly
lined lids powdered but still
shining pinned pierced glossy
black phone to match the dress
bare legs barely in the shot
9.
shiny hair big eyes defined
cheekbones jawline curved
cigarette in hand slim wrist
women make the best
agents so we’ll dress you
in dark glasses raincoat
black boots and umbrella
beige and black together
always classic tied at the
neck tied at the waist
where’s the money?
10.
white mohair dress zipped up
the back synched black belt
accentuates the white teeth
red and white buttoned to the
neck go somewhere crowded
hair slicked in place pretty
girl with an outrageous manner
oh you should see your face
it’s lovely (the story is secondary)
silk pajamas ponytail at work
translating mustard dress
black belt long mustard coat
brown buttons to match hair
the look of fall in the park
Jayme Russell received her M.A. in Poetry from Ohio University and her MFA in Poetry from The University of Notre Dame. Her work can be found in Black Warrior Review, Tenderloin, Tiny Donkey, and elsewhere.