Jack & Jill
A man and a woman sit on a hill
The grass dips down to lick a lake
The sun warms their skin
He has his head in her lap
His eyes are closed
She is looking at the sky
Do you love me, she says
Yes, he says
He does not open his eyes
She shifts
She looks at the man
His face is smooth
His eyelids twitch
She runs her hand through his hair
He doesn’t open his eyes
I think I love you too much, she says
He doesn’t move
She grabs a handful of his hair
It sprouts in between her fingers like grass
He shifts his head
She releases her grasp
She looks at the sky
A shadow moves over the grass
A crow
The man sighs
The woman looks at him
Crows feet appear near his eyes
She looks at the lake
She cannot tell how deep it is
She bends down
She kisses the man
Twice
One for each eyelid
He doesn’t open his eyes
