From Here

I’ve been drawing many drawings

over many years and recently,

especially, have stayed awake quite

late in the pursuit of what I sense

from what they’ve incrementally

revealed to me what they require

to affect, effect, create their fate –

not only theirs, I seem to be aware,

but mine. Or so I dare now to divine

from having watched my two most

recent creatures each comport their

facial features, lift their palms and wave

their fingers in a readily decipherable

“Hi!” at me. In all the years I’ve been

the gofer, butler, plumber, secretary,

architect and cook of this menagerie

I’ve never once before detected as direct

a look – so candidly acknowledging

I’m here. All I know from this miraculous

development to do is to accept that

they waved “Hi!” at me, and then,

as amiably as I can, wave “Hi!” right

back at them. Their mystery has

changed demeanor, lost its sting,

gained some sweeter thing. From

here things may get interesting.

.