Rothko chapel one

by Marc Carver

1

I did not need to write any words about it

all those different colors and shapes

could probably come to  life 

if you let them.

 They were like

looking into darkened lakes.

The harder you looked

the more you saw.

They have no end 

no bottom.

You could almost step straight into them 

and leave this world 

far far behind.

2

You

could look into them all day

and see new things 

shapes

monsters and gods

offers and faces cast away

hiding.

There is no time here

it does not matter.

time paused never elapsing.

One man's name married to god.

3 

When i walked in

all i saw was black paintings

and i waited for something to happen

Then i noticed the museum lighting change

they were making it brighter 

and then lighter.

The pictures began to dance a little

giving a glimpse of figures.

Crosses and totem poles and ladies in waiting.

I realized it was not fake light but

natural light being pushed onto the pictures

making new colors.

washing them.

Changing those new colors again

into even newer ones.

Now i know the secret of those paintings.

They are not 14 black paintings filling space

they are space

and a window to 

that other place.