Poetry Illustration: Daydream in the scanner.

Daydream in the scanner by Stephanie Stanton.

He was enchanted

with the perfect alignment

of edges; the firm pressure

of a thumbnail scraping

a crease of sharp permanence

Then she continued;

'Be generous with your colours

Be wild,unrestrained

in your selection. These are to be wings

of randomness and chance'

He is intimidated

by the necessity for strict alignment

The head restraint's pressure

forcing him to be perfectly still.

The muffled tapping making his memory flutter...

'Oh look, I see a face

Not a butterfly, a face

I believe it is a man's face;

wide and strong, poking out a forked tongue'

He recalls their shared laughter

Then they continue

making picture after picture

revealing colourful hemispheres

with each pressing

butterfly after butterfly.

One is pinned

measured and marked

There are but hushed mutterings

A damage - fragile wing dust

A sullied half

© Stephanie Stanton.