People Who Live by Erica Jong
People who live by the sea
understand eternity.
They copy the curves of the waves,
their hearts beat with the tides,
& the saltiness of their blood
corresponds with the sea.
They know that the house of flesh
is only a sandcastle
built on the shore,
that skin breaks
under the waves
like sand under the soles
of the first walker on the beach
when the tide recedes.
Each of us walks there once,
watching the bubbles
rise up through the sand
like ascending souls,
tracing the line of the foam,
drawing our index fingers
along the horizon
pointing home.
This is an armoire from the 1930’s. It has two closets on the side and three drawers as well as a vanity mirror that opens to a cabinet and a writer’s desk with lighting. It is a beautiful, solid piece. I love this piece but cannot fit it into my new home.
