three poems: softly the light / in this space between / i have not asked for silence by Rae Rozman12/28/2019 Softly the light unveils a room gasping for breath quiet woman gentle in her melancholy shivers against formless desire Inhale Hold Hold Hold Exhale into emptiness dreams awake and unbending Tulips bloom in a vase on the mantle. What we kill is beautiful. In this space between morning and day between darkness and the dawning of a coral sunrise, the need for you overtakes effortlessness. I am weightless here among the clouds, formless above borders and limitations of time and space. Where I am, when I am: it doesn’t matter. This path leads only to you. I have not asked for silence but you give it freely Is this how the flowers feel when the monarchs migrate? Do they miss the sound of wings? Rae Rozmanis a middle school counselor in Austin, Texas. Her poetry often explores themes of queer love (romantic and platonic), brain injury, and education. You can find her work in the Stonewall’s Legacy poetry anthology, Nixes Mate Review, MockingHeart Review and Trouble Among the Stars (she favors small, quirky literary magazines). An INFJ, Rae can often be found curled up with a novel to discuss with her students, or watching science fiction shows with her partner and their two rescue bunnies. You can find her on Instagram @mistress_of_mnemosyne where she talks about books, shares poems, and posts entirely too many pictures of her bunnies.
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