6 Poems
Ellie Parker
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
