she rearranges the plates atop her tray
a youthful iconoclasm far enough

away to evade any retribution.

"you have to be mean to men
to keep them on their toes."

"i'm late"
she always says that
an oppressive and

deterministic aesthetic

of plot.

i return to zero

like an overexposed photograph.
questions arise in this film,

with contempt for an audience,

not answered at the end.
a swift demeaning attack

on their naivety