April 22, 2018

Ekphrastic April, Day 22: "Self Portrait with Candles"


"Self Portrait with Candles" (1910) by Lily Delissa Joseph [1863-1940].

in the dark

she whistles
but is no longer afraid

the self-portrait
finished, she realizes she
knows who she is


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