1.

    eli you are a million miles away
    today sunlight on cobblestones
    on buildings
    on glass that leaps out
    the million little daggers blinding and stabbing
    through the eyes and soul
    cauterize            leave blinding
    scars of brilliance

                    2.    

    you are a million miles away
    now cobblestones
    buildings
    sunlight on glass
    stabbing and blinding:
    daggers that leave        scars of brilliance
    cauterize
    the eyes and soul today
    eli

                   3.    

    daggers
    sunlight on cobblestones
    blinding, cauterize
    the million little scars of glass
    now a million miles away
    eli
    stabbing
    the eyes and soul
    through buildings, windows
    brilliance
    that leaps out            today

Rita Delamatre is a Portland resident originally hailing from the midwest. She currently spends her days as a PSU liberal arts major cleverly disguised as a retail clerk and has been seen dabbling in prose as well as film. More of her work can be found at damascus---calling.deviantart.com.