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Smoke and Mirrors

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Smoke and Mirrors

Caki Wilkinson

Back then, girls teased their hair, big bangs

like loofahs（丝瓜） on their foreheads. Plumes¹.

Somebody spiked² the punch, they said,

as if they'd wanted plain old punch.

They shared their earrings³, weed, and jeans,

wore underwear with satin（缎子） bows,

and danced like sex. The nights wore on

in shots and smoke - and on and on.

Back then, before the silly me

of retrospect⁴（回顾，追溯）, they reeked⁵ of yes,

diffusing through the bar to go

their separate ways the moment stay

awake or stick together seemed

impossible - demanding later

in the tone of frowning, Tell

me everything. They saw their share

of bunk⁶ beds（双层床）, ancient futons（蒲团）, floors,

and dudes whose moves were easily

excused before the sunlight cut

through dirty panes⁷（窗格） where, sitting up

like damsels in a cuckoo clock,

they smoothed their tops and balled their socks,

said, This we didn't do, assured

what's missing isn't—can't be—true.

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1 plumes
羽毛( plume的名词复数 )；羽毛饰；羽毛状物；升上空中的羽状物
参考例句：
The dancer wore a headdress of pink ostrich plumes. 那位舞蹈演员戴着粉色鸵鸟毛制作的头饰。 The plumes on her bonnet barely moved as she nodded. 她点点头，那帽子的羽毛在一个劲儿颤动。

2 spiked
adj.有穗的；成锥形的；有尖顶的
参考例句：
The editor spiked the story. 编辑删去了这篇报道。来自《简明英汉词典》 They wondered whether their drinks had been spiked. 他们有些疑惑自己的饮料里是否被偷偷搀了烈性酒。来自辞典例句

3 earrings
n.耳环( earring的名词复数 )；耳坠子
参考例句：
a pair of earrings 一对耳环 These earrings snap on with special fastener. 这付耳环是用特制的按扣扣上去的。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 retrospect
n.回顾，追溯；v.回顾，回想，追溯
参考例句：
One's school life seems happier in retrospect than in reality.学校生活回忆起来显得比实际上要快乐。 In retrospect,it's easy to see why we were wrong.回顾过去就很容易明白我们的错处了。

5 reeked
v.发出浓烈的臭气( reek的过去式和过去分词 )；散发臭气；发出难闻的气味 (of sth)；明显带有（令人不快或生疑的跡象）
参考例句：
His breath reeked of tobacco. 他满嘴烟臭味。 His breath reeked of tobacco. 他满嘴烟臭味。来自《简明英汉词典》

6 bunk
n.(车、船等倚壁而设的)铺位；废话
参考例句：
He left his bunk and went up on deck again.他离开自己的铺位再次走到甲板上。 Most economists think his theories are sheer bunk.大多数经济学家认为他的理论纯属胡说。

7 panes
窗玻璃( pane的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The sun caught the panes and flashed back at him. 阳光照到窗玻璃上，又反射到他身上。 The window-panes are dim with steam. 玻璃窗上蒙上了一层蒸汽。