Posing for a selfie in the museum,
you pulled me in close for a kiss.
Motion sensors disengaged, alarmed wire quieted,
the security guard on a lunch break.
All at once, our love
became visible and accessible.
For that one moment,
I didn’t feel like a relic
of myself.
Pam Yve Simon (she/her) believes in love and art. Her poetry and photography have appeared in print and online publications, including Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Stanchion, Northern Otter Journal, FERAL, and The Daily Drunk’s Marvelous Verses anthology. Say hi via Bluesky Social @PamYve
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