Posted by Eileen Albrizio on March 27, 1999 at 08:12:42:
A GLIMPSE
a pantoum
by Eileen Albrizio
I see you're a bit messy on the inside
the way the blinds hang crooked in your window.
Through every aperture escapes a bright white light,
but for the cinderblock-sized openings below.
The way the blinds hang crooked in your window
allows a glimpse of a long pale southern wall.
But for the cinderblock-sized openings below
I catch a lot of you. The way the shadows fall
allows a glimpse of a long pale southern wall.
A lonely frame hangs not quite in the center.
I catch a lot of you. The way the shadows fall
is inviting, but I'm still afraid to enter.
A lonely frame hangs not quite in the center.
The subject dark with no details from where I stand
is inviting, but I'm still afraid to enter.
The suggestion of a chair, books, movement and
the subject dark with no details from where I stand.
I see you're a bit messy on the inside.
The suggestion of a chair, books, movement and
through every aperture escapes a bright white light.
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