to live my whole life
in the warm sun
like that fly
walking back and forth, up and down,
exploring the edges between
the window and the storm
window, looking
for a way out?
Phyllis Wax lives and writes in Milwaukee. Inspired by nature and human nature, as well as by music of all sorts, her poetry has appeared in many publications, including Writers Resist, Jerry Jazz Musician, Rise Up Review, Spillway, Peacock Journal, Gyroscope Review, Wordpeace, New Verse News, Your Daily Poem, Mobius.