Kyle Schlicher - Painting Your Face

i paint your face
with velvet brushes
to soften the image
i try to recall
after years of not
seeing you.
i assume you
have aged well
if there is even
such a thing.

i paint your face
from memory
of years ago
when you and I
were young.
i add a colorful flair,
sassy undertones
to capture the spirit
that was you.

i paint your face
with my eyes closed
so as to better remember
the smile
that seemed
to always be
the center of my universe.
i sleep at night
painting your face.

(6-12-1977)

Kyle Schlicher

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