Throw Pillow—R.S.V.P. Color:R.S.V.P. A cluster of transparent helium

A cluster of transparent helium balloons held piles of confetti

horn buttons

in all of its liquidity

wet silk under a shower head

Throw Pillow—R.S.V.P. Color:R.S.V.P. A cluster of transparent heliumOutside, the snow continued to fall; a sight that made the quiet house sound more silent. Between the pines, the brick, and the wallpaper of the house, she sat on the couch and tied her hair into a braid, laid back, and contemplated if the strange form that came out of her own hands in her studio earlier was to do with regret. It was too hard to think, to touch what could hardly be thought. She reached for her phone to sink again into the velvet