Hints
By
Radiance Angelina Petro
They’re usually in the last place
you look. This goes for both
car keys and words.
Every barn, whether living or dead, holds secrets.
Garlic is good in rubs, sauces, and stews,
but most especially on buttered bread.
Tissues with aloe lotion on them
smear your glasses.
If you ever become lost again,
try to remember the whole world
is your home. Any road, that isn’t a dead end, like a belief,
can take you where you need to go. Every step
taken in good faith is what the journey wants.
Shadows inside slant the light.
When opening a door, pretend it leads to another
world.
If you wonder where your life has gone,
try not to look behind. Look forward,
towards the horizon, or, at very least,
towards the next stop, the next tree you see,
the next person you meet with your eyes,
the next song you hear, the next time
you praise.