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It is a declarative exercise that arrives at a point where we are asked to join in speculating what happens next, or more accurately, after all that has happened. The N brings us only so far and then invites us to muse with him, and with her, perhaps. It is a fascinating way to end a poem: to leave the reader involved but empty-handed, asking the reader to imagine who this woman is and how she handles her beauty.
The slant-cut bangs are interesting.
It's a red, white and blue poem with the emphasis on red. The blue dress makes me think of "Devil With A Blue Dress On" by Shorty Long of Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels. The red sky and red light streaming through the window heightens the sensuality in the poem. The washroom is a vivid blank white canvas. There is an Edward Hopper-like feel of isolation.
From an elocution standpoint, how does the voice go at the end of each line 17-25 — Does it rise or stay flat?
Again, another punctuation-free poem, which you do so well. In your hands it creates tension; a compressed feel unabated by commas/periods/marks of any kind.
As for my hunch, I like to imagine the answer is "all of the above." After all, I am we as you are me as she is me and we are all together : )
Another warm poem. (ironing is a lost art.)
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