“Heavenly Stairway” Original watercolor painting by kayti sweetland rasmussen
SECOND CHANCES
Ask the way to the river.
Don’t go where others lead you.
Reach for the rope.
It will lead you home.
You can’t go back
to come to this place
where inkstained
marks on a kitchen door
show where the top
of your head once reached.
Life was warm and safe
on top of the hill, but
childhood trust in strangers
took your childhood.
Don’t go back to sleep
Girl with golden hair.
Sometimes all someone needs
is a second chance.
Reach for the rope.
It will lead you home.
Pachofa-Unfinished 