Greeter
© Karrie Kirchner
2.9.21
Written 2.10.21
Bibliography
Connecticut College magazine
Seed catalogue
And unknown origin
“You Can Go Your Own Way” - Fleetwood Mac
“Reelin’ in the Years” - Steely Dan
A welcomer at a gateway.
At first glance, he may seem intimidating. But then you realize, that you are not there by chance, but necessity. Deeper still, he is smiling.
I see more. His edema. The pain in his feet. He is here out of necessity too.
Standing ground.
Who’s ground?
He is an ancestor of this land.
And here he stands.
The greeter before encountering Anubis.