A flicker 
of times here and gone 
haunting
shimmering
stark realities of brevity
screeching 
in their faces

trivial are matters
that once consumed them all
and trivial
are the preoccupations
in the face of her 
haunting 
shimmering

the tide of memories
brought 
with her face
a tide of guilt
brought 
with her whispers
haunting 
shimmering
screeching the brevity
of realities.

Inspired by Robert Heinecken Lithograph from MoMA