for feeling French. Maison du Macaron. Marie Antoinette on the wall. My kindred spirit. Yes, I like cake. Leather chairs and cappuccinos. Foam on my nose. Movies with Romain Duris. Tonight I will watch them over and over again. I will wear my striped shirt, and paint my lips red. Les mardis, je les aime.

Mile high
in millefeuille,
feeling flimsy in my hand.
He has cream on his chin
and foam on his
upper lip.
I want to lick it off.
I want to
slip
my
hand
right
down
his
pants.
Today I'm not myself.

Vanessa Paradis, L'Arnecoeur — Vanessa Paradis, *L'Arnecoeur*

I saw
un beau mec à Paris
who was reading on the train,
Metro en fait, ce qu'on dit.
He looked at me
and moi lui
reading
un livre
of a feminist nature
I couldn't
see le titre
Mais, je le vois
avec une sourire
And he
Looked at me la même.