Oh, Paintress
She sits in the back of the room
The cute, nerdy girl
Creating new worlds on her easel
And colorful scenes upon the canvas
A bead of sweat above her dark brow
With arms backlit by the lights overhead
Long, black hair flowing down her back
Not a single curl among them
Simple frames accent her youthful face
As she gazes ahead to evaluate her work
The ironic juxtaposition
Of beauty intently viewing beauty
With smudges of paint on her delicate cheeks
She smiles at her project
Never realizing the simple fact
That she is the real masterpiece
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Jason A
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B. A. Durham’s False Memories blends dream and reality in a seamless mix. As his father, afflicted by Alzheimer’s, fades away, the narrator is haunted by a dream that may be a memory, returning to him insistently. The piece is full of wonderful detail (the father touching his lip where once there was a mustache, “but now he is clean-shaven—he has been for years” — and moving in revealing the complexities of a family’s life. A worthy winner which shows the power of dreams to influence us.
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