Photographer/stylist: Ra Kai
It’s quiet outside
her ears adjust, vicariously
searching out cracks/
a radar mind
finding edges where paths
begin & end
& life circles
inside her four walls
escape & sigh breath
carbon dated memory
each time reflected upon
once/ a crudely stirred
softly shaken sonic echo
a lawnmower cuts
more than
the grass/
in between two or more spaces
she chooses
to wipe away the years
sealed red letters/
sifted thoughts more like
ocean liners
her past full
of Pomegranate blossom
seed
she sells her sanctuary
in blocks/
cubed quarters
organised delivery
ensures a safe return
of a very sure thing?
but not now
there is nothing left to steal.
she sells her sanctuary
from her living room
& chooses life
letting go
/
his miniature shoulders
resemble an old man
Led Zeppelin
his sticks are bundled/
all he can see
is the highway
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