Mercy Tolentino Steenwyk

“In the corner of my eye
Where the world exists
Where the day casts
The shadow of night
Where thoughts stand still
And the mind scours
The time that was and
The time that will be
I lie still
Caught in between
Waiting
Waiting
For the voice of light
Caught in between
The bright trees in perfect form
And the imperfect distortions
Reflections against glass
Frames hanging by inside
Inside the corner of my eye
Light and contortions, light
Where thoughts are kept alive.

In the corner of my eye
Where I can see the world that is
And the world that could be
I tow the line following
Rejoicing
In both where I catch the
Many revelations of time
Of the jubilee. In the million
Moments lie the secret of
The perfect joy
The perfect peace
The perfect beauty
An act of kindness

Of the way things are
In the corner of my eye.”