Your Promise

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Promises made by sunlight are seldom broken.

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

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egg
caterpillar
chrysalis
full-flighted fruition

at ten a.m., when southeastern sun shines
it bears you on each beam – gives birth to you on each surface
transcendent
you alight on



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