embiggened by a little soul

be lovers on standby, 

not friends with benefits

celeste’s carnation 

in the barrel, in the gun

chuck your moveables in 

for a risk-free freebie 

even a little soul 

embiggens the forgiven

it was the lost weekend. my lover and i were on a break. considering our options. but i knew fine what i wanted. then celeste caeiro died and i wanted to commemorate her. she was a portuguese communist who was working as a waitress in 1974 when the fascist regime was overthrown by mutinous soldiers. she placed carnations in the soldiers’ rifles, and this became the visual motif of the revolution.

embiggened is, of course, a simpsons reference.