“Tourist at the Sisters of Charity,” by Gabriela Garcia

She cried and I painted. And when I was finished,
she wiped that still-wet hand on my pants, left

streaks of drying varnish stinking the air.
Held her hand toward me. Said, again. Again.

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She cried and I painted. And when I was finished,
she wiped that still-wet hand on my pants, left

streaks of drying varnish stinking the air.
Held her hand toward me. Said, again. Again.