#sweetphee

some of my favorite paintings by Georgia

I, holding the scales

I, blindfolded in optimism

I, like her, that came before me

uncatalogued, free from the tainted tones

I, Venus disguised in slacks, 

sometimes, hers, sometimes, mine

I, Aphrodite in Greenpoint

I, yours, for now

in this extended moment

I believe in love, again.  

so many conversations left hanging like the dried flowers on my door,

tired and faded,

I still listen for traces of you, 

chasing dreams grown just yesterday...

who will fit in this small space of light I’ve left open in my beating heart?

brightness defined so differently as the seasons change...

on my own time, now, I smell the eucalyptus fresh and potted,

I burn myself in love, with no lips to call my own but mine,

I light flames to feel the heat, 

melting into yesterday,

it feels so good to lie here...

We The People, July 2019