To see me in the painting
Look beyond the canvas
Where creation was born
And the pink background,
Fitted for a princess.
Look around the people
That fill the picture
With smiles and joy,
Cries and tears,
Comfort and condolences.
Look over the jagged lines
And through the ones
That seem fitted in place.
Look away from the colors,
The angry reds,
The simple greens,
And the woeful blues.
Look not at the places,
Both far and near,
For you won’t find me there
Or anywhere.
To see me in the painting
Take a look at the big picture
And you will find me.
Sarah Losner is a writer from Long Island, NY. Her poetry has appeared in The Monterey Poetry Review, The Beautiful Space, and on the Indolent Books blog. Sarah is also an accountant for a non-profit in New York City.