marginalia
Auxilio never says what she wants to say
her “memories” become mythologies
she recounts visits that never occurred
She enjoys art. Description. Clouds
may symbolize what is to come
They were not saying it then, but thinking it
she’s imagining that she is in the restroom
Ok, so that did happen
It seems as if they do not see her
Who is the woman she is following?
Very sensual. Very feminine
A reflection of the author. Why
did she cry? Did she die?
The love was so strong
that she died from it? wow
poor her. Why wasn’t Arturo there?
Arturo’s no longer afraid of death
He seems bold. Maybe the vase inspires him
Did he see her? She’s imagining it. Talking
about the young poets. The regions of hell
figured as a bottomless pit. Maybe that is
how he feels. She doesn’t know. Poetry
saved her life. Because the poets died
Very poetic in a way
So then she was imagining that she was stuck
in the bathroom? She wanted to stay
Meaning love makes you lonely?
Or is the moon mad? Figurative language
Back to her dream: no, he didn’t meet her
So it was all a dream she had
when she was stuck in the bathroom
Or maybe it was because she was getting old
The whole incident resembles one of Remedio’s
paintings. She is imagining it. An ornament
A reflection of the author. Very dreamy
landscapes. you will be alright Auxilio
Joshua Wilkerson is a writer from Texas. He is the author of Meadowlands/Xanadu/American Dream (Beautiful Days, 2022) and The Keeper, forthcoming this year from Ugly Duckling Presse. He is a PhD student in English at the CUNY Graduate Center.