- By Ellie Lim (she/her)
- Art “Twisted Destiny” by Calvin Madsen (he/him)
Oh, hey,
(What an odd sort of mirror this is,
One that shows you where you thought you would be).
What’s the view like from over here, you ask?
Much the same as yours, I’d imagine,
But I’m not quite in a position to be looking down.
See, yours is a climb.
Mine is a plunge to the solid ground
I can hardly recall.
I think I remember mountains, if it helps.
Forests of evergreens sprawled across first snowfall’s powdery.
carpet
I think I remember seeing clouds from below as shapes of endless
possibility
Sunlight and shadow dappled across my face
Being filled by all the music of a world moving beneath my feet
It’s all sky, now
All vapor
You’ll be there soon, too.