Forever had plans,

to waltz in a white ballroom–

Somewhere, a wrong turn.

(Artwork by Linda Stojak)

In purgatory,

the last of the debutantes,

adrift, as if dreamed.

(Artwork by Linda Stojak)

The lessons were simple–

Never take a bath

in fast-drying cement,

and never love a man

who won’t do your back

when everything hardens

quickly.

(Photo by Heather Ross)

I held out my hands,

when you asked me to come clean–

Sorry for the mess.

(Photo by Heather Ross)

To err, is human;

to trust in the light, sublime–

Breathing room required.

(Images by Heather Ross)

No one said a word,

but the house knows the story–

The doors remain locked.

(Photo by Heather Ross)

Even now, it’s vague,

how an image claims absence–

Looking back, I freeze.

(Photo by Heather Ross)

The fastest road

to heaven

is also the slowest

and most deeply felt–

through a glinting horn,

paradox waxes

and wanes,

to give cherish

its moving line

on grace.

Coming attractions–

The moon, starring in its own

epic tome to film.

And when the rain comes,

so many dreams remembered

to wonder, cradled.

(Wish Piece III by Yoko Ono)

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