They say I will see you again when our ballroom is full of guests

All the devils are there.

“One day you will see the rain in Spain, my pride my joy.”

Velvet chairs and your favourite movie

I don’t remember Vladivostok

 From the Lighthouse in Lisbon

To the fire of Bucharest

I remember the snowfall

on the 14th Street North West

   Eyes of the Prince in exile.

   

Daddy our ballroom is full of guests

The general asks if my name is Margarita,

My name is not Margarita.

Love, Oratory and Manifestation at Mephistopheles club

They say I will see you again when our ballroom is full of guests.

All the devils are here.

Matilda Z. Halen is a writer based in Washington, D.C. Her work has appeared in New English Review, Expat Press, Misery Tourism, and other publications. You can find her on Twitter @mydearmatilda