The Ladder

The Ladder

The ladder stretches
Halfway through heaven
Makes skyline accessible
blue and white breath kissed
Loose ends, tying up
remembrances too vast
To wrap up
In the stoppered
time capsule
Of one life.

The terraced memories ascend
Into sun's smoky descent
Our blood livid against
Fierce skies.
Against the wall by the black plastic
Water tanks
The ladder gapes
Grappling with answers
to open ended questions
Of my unconscious soul.

I grasp silver railings
Of childhood bliss.

I am almost there.

Sliding to the bottom of
this mystery.

Ascending the ladder
That welcomes and
Ushers in
Loneliness
Thrusting me into
Intimate realms of trust
and truth.

The legacies,
If only we knew,
Of blissful eternity.

(c) Amrita Valan 2016