The Great Escape
By Joshua Michael Stewart

On the full moon she hangs

her nightgown on the line

to see herself as a ghost.

The long sleeves wave back at her.

From the dark window

of the sewing room she watches

the hem lift in the breeze,

giving a glimpse of nothing.

 

Deep in the house her infant

lies bare-assed on a blue blanket,

gurgling with delight. It looks

like he’s skydiving. Before him

stands a solid oak door and the sun

squeezing through the keyhole.