No flowers in view – only black roses now grow Peering through coal dusted snow – footprints leave an unimpressionable reminder But the cracked window doesn’t leave any symbolic clues... The dim light shining through shows everything is cracked Even inside – four walls no doors open out – only in In to diminish the square footage – walls closing in Quickly make a wish for the dim light to be extinguished... All hanging pictures hung upside down – watch the paint dripping Dripping through the cracks in the floor – soon will be gray canvas Will have to brush stroke new images – reflected only through the cracked window... '2008'  RLS