Two lines precisely parallel,
parallel as railroad tracks
Other lines, a multitude
delicately drawn
as if in their beginning
tending toward a goal sublime
ending in a madness
of chaotic intertwining—
too many there to count,
more than hinting of intent
The point as well in charcoal,
color of ashes
“The Docent Explains Holocaust Art” was printed in Tracks, No. 9 of Inwood Indiana. Pick up the paperback from Prolific Press; the stories and poems published online are free to read here.
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