Red Patent Shoes -- revision

[Lizzie]

A couple sat across the circle
from me. She reclined on his chest,
like he was a plush couch.
He draped his arms around her,
familiar blankets.
She was like a lizard,
sheltered from a cold night
inside the hollow of a tree.
He seemed to be the only solid part of her.
She rarely spoke; he talked continuously.

He said to me, "I noticed your shoes."

She pulled away,
rigid,
as if to acquire
a wider image
of a foreign object.
Then she squared her shoulders at me
and remained that way,
like a meerkat
on guard.

A man and woman sat across
from me. She reclined into him
like he was a plush couch,
warming herself in his cashmere arms,
a familiar blanket. The way she leaned on him,
he seemed to be the only solid part of her.
She rarely spoke; he talked almost continuously.
When he spoke to me he said, "I noticed your shoes,"

and she pulled away
from him, rigid,
as if to acquire
a wider image
of a foreign object.
Then she leaned
toward me,
and remained that way,
like a meerkat
on guard.

*small edits made on 10/11/16 in response to Alic and Achebe's feedback.*