Dreaming in Liminal Space

 Poem By Marta R Maresco

an unfamiliar place

vaulted ceilings

thick white stucco walls and archways

I see rooms beyond rooms beyond rooms

arched thresholds open from one to the next

floors of smooth gleaming clay-tone tiles

there is a wood door, dark

against the farthest wall

its top is curved above

an ornate iron knob and hinges

I walk through vaulted spaces

reach the door

knowing I must go through

turn the knob

push the door wide open

stars and whirling galaxies

dazzle in black immensity

my “self” poised to leap

into unfathomable darkness and light