|Poem| Black Skirt

 

Black Skirt

-- To the woman in Matisse's painting "The Reader on a Black Background" (1939)

 

Woman’s appearance from behind Deep-red flowers feeling empty

The world inside the wall mirror is downright different

Two chicken legs

Tight-fitting shoes

From the table with two cacti proudly perched on it, etc.

 

Note on the Muse:

In a Matisse painting where a woman appears to be dozing with her legs crossed,

the flowers and vase reflected in the mirror are downright different from the real thing.

 

© Ryang Suh, MD 2023.08.01