chagall backdrop

Me
or a bubble
bouncing
along
the edge
of the ceiling
again?

So much dust
atop
these cabinets!

It appears
I’ve
rubbed
to a
halt

A
tight
drum

Too close
to the
light

Bare
hot
incandescent

The roar
at the edge
of the falls

Or maybe
it’s just
an updraft

Through
open window
and up

Steady
and
rapid

First rooftops
then worlds,
next time
recedes

Me
or a star
careening?

© Chagall, 2013