The Phantom’s Smile

a new-born

sleeps in

a swaying crib

its

innocent

breath

warms

the air

its coy smile

brightens

the room

I trace my

trembling

fingers along its

scratched

face

then turn around

to face the phantom’s

ugly smile

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