la belle indifférence

a black television screen
snow white and black
deep and open
splashing against the windows
looking out onto a three-terrace town
there's a garden, grey-green
and cherry blossoms
get in in the morning
climb in beside you
watch the clock for half an hour
it's cold on the outside
there's steam on the windows
and I put myself there all the time
you let me forget again