Movie Lovers

I have
this idea
for a book.
Or, maybe
this note
will do.

In the book
we all come
from
a place
we’ve all
forgotten,

to make
a movie,
each of us,
from a
screenplay
of our own
creation.

Drama Queens
and Steve McQueens,
recovering addicts
and repentant thieves.
Home run hitters
and street saints,
mothers and fathers,
sisters and brothers,
preachers and painters,
nurses and Nureyevs.

Each with a
wild and gorgeous
arc of
redemption.

Sequels and prequels.

We’re movie lovers.

I’ve heard
there’s a
filmfest
in that place
we’re from,

and your
movie
will be viewed
by an audience
who
adores you.

(Photo by Myke Simon; Unsplash)