I tripped on
one of the ruts
my mother has worn in the wall to wall
that keeps the cold in the basement
from infiltrating APT E-1 at Rose Court
in the shadow of the municipal range.
My mother never dreamed me
So I dreamed myself into her domain.
Once when the fog had lifted in the Cairngorms
these same ruts were the paths
leading to the summit of Ben Nevis.
Worn by the mountain sheep
ascending in search of abundance.
Rutted in her dreams.
Time has mined so much of her density
now
I have wanted to lift her
like a large flightless bird
and follow these paths to the top
traceless
where no interior design would follow.
 
 
 
© Rick Forman