Second Place Winner: Jay Black Lazy Eye It's your lazy eye, and the Medusean wisps that curl from your nape in late morning; it's your overlapped lower left incisor, the falling strap of last summer's favourite sling-back flats; it's the held back compliment, and the sympathy seeking complaint, the poorly crafted white lie, and the mandatory hesitance preceding your every decision;             but it is not the premeditated hint             of hot pink satin as you squat             before me in low-hipped jeans. It's the pucker in your tights' toe at day's end, the midnight blue bra-strap peeking through sheer black blouse, the dark beauty mark hidden high on the inside of your right thigh, your occasional too-sleepy kiss goodnight, and the way you steal the covers after saying you'd shut the bedroom window.             May my own eyes never             be too lazy to overlook             your beautiful imperfections. Back to March/04 Winners Home