HEAVEN IS A POINT OF VIEW

–

yet all i have

what left all

i have yet

A BETTER TIME TO MEET

–

guilty in my thinking of

as though i have betrayed

this furnished room

how ordinary my desire

to paint it yellow

VIEW FROM MY FIRE ESCAPE

–

i watched you look at the tree

that is me that is your dog that is

the door

NO SUCH THING AS LOVE WITHOUT CONDITION

–

sliver of blue

at the end of the street

how it fades

the closer we get

FOR THE FIRST TIME I FEEL BEAUTIFUL

–

a tennis ball

doing everything

at terminal velocity

WORLD WITH NO ONE IN IT

–

a sign

blinking: OPEN

Ellie Parker is a poet and visual artist based in Brooklyn by way of Los Angeles. She has been a member of the Echo Park Film Center Collective for over 10 years, leading grant-funded youth media programs in partnership with NYC arts nonprofits.