You open up before me
a gulf of possibility
things I never considered
complications I did not foresee.
You open up before me
a black hole of opportunity
devouring expectations
creating alternative realities
of what my future might be.
.
.
(“Thanks, Des,” she says
dripping with irony.)
Shawn L. Bird 
Lovely ideas of emotional distance
Thanks, Candice
Shawn it’s always my pleasure beautiful lady of words♡
Shawn how have you been doing? I just wanted to check on you as I recall you had a death in the family not so long ago.
Oh, there’s lots of grieving, but that is only cured by time. Thanks for asking, Jarrod.
You are very welcome.
Many teachers generate this sort of reaction, from the discerning student.
A little of the ‘when the student is ready, the master appears’ in action? 🙂
I love the tone and resonance of this poem. The use of the black hole metaphor works wonderfully to set a tone that’s a little darker than immediately obvious.