Filaments Fraying
Rivulets on casement
remind ::
// of the lifeforce
running through our veins //
// of the double helix
shared nearly completely //
// of the red thread
connecting us—one to another //
// of the damp exhalations
laden with an invisible fiend //
// of the brackish tears
mourning so many millions lost //
Description
This poem was written during a Viral Imaginations Ekphrastic Expression Workshop in response to Ana Trix’s painting, “Through the Window.”
About the Artist
Michele Mekel, Centre County
Published: August 19, 2021