Shit
just got real
for Johnny Depp
in the film where
the
chateau in the forest is burning in the night
and
there are villagers struggling
with
water buckets of rough timber
Seen
from a high angle,
their
faces are blotted by shadows from the supple blaze
The
fire dances a seductive imitation
of
Johnny's wispy bangs
wrested
from his short pony tail,
playing
about his unquestionably grave face
His thin mustache juts down like a second frown
He
has just jogged up into the scene
from
an unknown place,
and
watches the peasants clamor - his eyes glitter
within
his cheekbones like a fine earthen dish holding
crisp,
purple grapes