Things that shouldn’t be beautiful but are

Insects
Eyeliner
People lounging on fenceposts
The tinkle of glass shards in the East River
Tears rolling down a face
Lesions
Picked-off skin close-up
Burned buildings
Crowdfunding campaigns
(Basic human kindness in a deeply cruel world)
Repeating the group photo to get it just-so
Jet trails
Dying leaves
Empty bottles
(The way you said it was over)
A line of traffic down Third Ave
The smell of tobacco on a cool night
Oil slicks
Dandelions
Dim photos
(The way you came back)