Lori Brown

The eyes wander from one city

To the next.

Looking through the lens of life,

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With the stillness of the water,

A sense of calm swells the chest.

The eyes firmly locked with wonder and dreams,

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If you see me walking in the desert would you offer me a drink of water?

If I looked different than you would you say hello?

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She is speaking to us

Pleading

Warning us

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As my heart hurts

I squeeze it tightly letting it suffocate

I watch it create poems

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What is it?

A number?

An address

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It would be my fault

If you go through with it

It would be my fault

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I've got Paris on my mind

The Eiffel Tower

Notre Dame

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Half moon hovering in the dark velvet sky

Soft yellow light shining down on me

Lights of the city dimmed by its beauty

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He was a beautiful monarch butterfly

Unique in some ways

He had bright colored orange and black wings decorated

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