Permanence – a poem by Kristy Sneddon

Permanence

I walk through my days in a hologram
deeper and wider than the earth.
I swallow God into the vortex. Over 
and under and up and through. Where
and how and who have I been? 

Sometimes a chick in a hand, once an ocean.
The hologram’s pattern of interference
a mystery. Beams of light play on the lake,
bounce off opals strung across the wave,
the laser focused by an unseen hand.

Kristy Snedden is a trauma psychotherapist. Her poetry appears in various on-line and print journals and anthologies, including Snapdragon, CV2, and storySouth. Among other honors, her work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She serves as the Book Review Editor for Anti-Heroin Chic. She loves hiking near her home in the foothills of Appalachia and listening to her husband and dogs tell tall stories. She believes deeply in the power of poetry to heal. To learn more about her, follow her on Instagram at kristy_snedden_poetry.