a million moths.

1. her fingers are shaped like tater tots

2. she wraps her head with vintage floral hankies  

3. when she’s alone in the living room, she softly hums hymns from her childhood

4. she never poses when i take her photograph

5. recently, she began to watch her favorite novelas with her sunglasses on

6. she blesses me with the sign of the cross when i leave to work on tuesday mornings

7. for her, the air conditioning in my car is “the wind” 

8. she likes to walk coquetishly, with one hand on her hip

9. her green eyes are full of stories

10. life won’t be half as hilarious when she returns to el salvador in 27 days