sex on the beach

with a hat wreathed in flowers
and sex on the beach
besides the high water line
under a sun shaped like a vagina
the woman felt relaxed
holding a large cigarette in her mouth
reading Dionysos
while wet sand pushed between her toes

the lady felt the heat of July
little by little
draw salty beads of perspiration
in wavy lines
on her skin
in a loose-fitting dress
and barefoot
in a quiet way

she later looked at herself in a mirror

and saw a bird fly from a wire cage.