She was here,
a child born

and raised
among stars

and moonlight
dancing.

A girl
who boldly

stepped
forward

and reshaped
the world

that surrounded
her.

 

Janet Cormier is a painter, writes prose and poetry, and performs comedy. Janet prefers different and original over pretty. She loves collecting stuff, but cleaning not so much. Janet also talks to strangers. A lot. Her column appears weekly on Oddball Magazine.