10/30

Sonnets From Other Lives:  Jackson                                                                           

Jackson rides the 6 Train—heads downtown—

tries to focus on The Razor’s Edge—

but he keeps imagining he’s looking down

from Chrysler Building’s highest ledge

wondering how far a person falls

before he finally figures how to fly.

He stares beyond the passing tunnel walls

and looks his own reflection in the eye.

The train pulls in & stops at Astor Place,

as it’s uptown counterpart pulls along side.

Looking into it, he sees her face

& falls into a wormhole freezing time.

Another universe lies in that look,

& both of them are reading the same book.