- Vol. 09
- Chapter 04
your promise
you were there, when
mother and i toured
the dana house
built by frank lloyd wright in springfield, illinois
commissioned by a woman who
dabbled in the occult
believed
in reincarnation
the dining room’s
stained glass windows
trace you
in all stages of existence
s u s p e n d e d
betweenleadveining
egg
caterpillar
chrysalis
full-flighted fruition
at ten a.m., when southwestern sun shines through
it bears you on each beam – gives
birth to you on each surface
transcendent
you alight on
your promise
our arms
our faces
transform
our white t-shirts into impressionistic paintings
we stand
as if inside
your self-made sarcophagus
preparing for a life thereafter
*
rest now
on the chest
of my dear mother
laid out on our dining-room table for burial
your promise
encrypted
on that
angelic
w i n g s p a n