--- R A Y   H E I N R I C H

            
            the world outside is real
            and can be described 
            in those terms
            
            but
            
            we live in here
            
            inside
            
            in the landscape 
            of where
            our life is a story
            
            where magic is real
            and 
            available
            
            and a single word
            can make
            
            you
     
            or you can vanish
           
    
            a key
            
            pressed 
    
            in the late afternoon
    
            can leave you
            
            gone
            
    
    
            painted out like white on white
            
            or 
             
            like gray
            
            (if you prefer it that way)
            
            on gray