Hand of God

Hand of God

Red, leathery skin

A small fire of each pore

The eyes

In the center with words in black

Long, swirly Arabic -

A terror

That unabashed unknown -

To the grim portraits

Black and white -

Faceless, nameless

Behind it -

Saddled, reined in by

The handsome,

White man

(Intro to visual biographer

Much more palatable with THAT kind of face).

1 Earnest face

A man in an ill-fitting jacket

Holds his chin

A smile?

A laugh?

2 Revealing

Pearly whites

Holding his face

Head like some

Sear’s model

Almost candid

Eyes down

3 Blurry

But recognition

Of concern

To imagine

These brown eyes

Staring listlessly

Earnestly back

4 A far-off look

The wind hits the bottom

of the white

Silk curtain

Back up against

The chair

Lost in thought

5 Another ebb -

And flow,

Blur

A sudden jolt

Out of the chair -

Unspoken, unknown

Servant to the master of purpose