“a whole dumb ecosystem /flowering between us”
About Allister MacMartin
Child Painting a Dog
"She is painting a picture of the dog. /She has not looked at the dog all day. /Sitting across from her in the sunlight of the kitchen, /her uncle winces at the singing."
“She is painting a picture of the dog. /She has not looked at the dog all day. /Sitting across from her in the sunlight of the kitchen, /her uncle winces at the singing.”
Parable
"Maybe it’s about forgiveness /for what comes next, /for the two boys at creek side— /wouldn’t you like one to represent pure goodness /and the other pure wickedness"
“Maybe it’s about forgiveness /for what comes next, /for the two boys at creek side— /wouldn’t you like one to represent pure goodness /and the other pure wickedness”