Restricted View

I have a restricted view of your life:
some important events are
just out of my sight, others
seen at an odd and
disquieting angle.
For long moments I
anticipate your appearance
only for some ingénue or
spear-carrier to take your place,
and just when I thought I would get
a good long look at you
a pillar would intrude and
no amount of craning would reveal
your secret moments.