French Girls

Fallon is in Paris.

he’s not coming back.

not anything sinister; just

he's finally found somewhere

to consistently pull. I remember

being 19, naïve at a party

at Aodhain's house

and there were all

of these French girls;

all soaking good looks

and in smoke on the patio

and he spent all night talking to them

and later came to the kitchen

spinning and saying "they're so French"

in the tone that another man

might comment on tits. French

girls, to Fallon's 19

y/o eye, noticed things

like cheekbones on a face

over muscle on a forearm.

appreciated jackets

and thin Italian jeans

and they were interested

in guys who looked

like they read novels. Fallon has an eye

which could look like he read

even if he didn't (he does)

and he when college was over

he packed them up

and brought them all to Paris

with one girlfriend already

and cheekbones sharp

as broken wineglasses.