name the space
left by the groove
of the saw
wood to dust
line defined
by emptiness
name what
exists only
as absence
singed kindling
curled into fire
then air
words inhaled
understand
quiet
empty place
at the dinner table
bed
the name
that escapes me
late at night
still holds
the image
of a face
what exists
in the cut
of the blade
disappears
when the pieces
fall apart
Beth Feldman Brandt is the author of Sage in collaboration with visual artist Claire Owen and their new project will be part of the “Bartram Boxes Remix” exhibition at the Center for Art in Wood in 2014. Beth works in the arts in Philadelphia where she finds plenty of Philadelphia Stories.