who am I but an
avatar for some
one else?—perhaps once I saw
them, imagined the
life lived—or maybe
in the end they are a tear
in my own fabric–
a bit of magic,
a sliver caught unveiled, stilled
for a moment in
the light of the moon–
a gap waiting to be filled
For NaPoWriMo Day 8, the prompt is to write about your alter-ego.
Muri suggested the alouette form for her April Scavenger Hunt, which I have attempted here, with the rhymes a bit slanted.
K. 
‘a tear in my own fabric’
Yes, that’s a great way to put it. Suggests anything ‘alter’ springs from you, another facet of the same person, not independent that you can wash your hands of.
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You shouldn’t stray too far from yourself for your alter-ego. I think that’s true.
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Look what happened to Dr Jekyll…
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This is so very good! I love the detail of the collage and the alouette just flies along smoothly!
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Thanks Muri. It was a lot of work, but once I relaxed the rhymes a bit it all came together.
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“s sliver caught unveiled” says it beautifully. Lovely alouette and the collage is so apt.
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Thanks Punam. Some things only appear by moonlight I think.
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I agree. You are welcome.
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“a tear in my own fabric” stood out to me–and it goes with the collage, the different faces/beings within sliding up to the surface.
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Thanks Merril. I did the poem first then looked for the art. This collage. seemed just right.
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Perfect
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“A gap waiting to be filled”… Sounds optimistic, somehow. And beautiful art again.
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Optimistic is what we need. Thanks Manja.
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A beautiful Zen kind of observation…
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Thanks Ingrid.
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“a tear /in my own fabric–” sensational line and your collage echoes current astronomical events with the planets lining up to be joined by the moon later! Evidently your avatar can tear the cosmos!
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Thanks for that information Laura. I hope this alignment results in some worldwide healing…
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to me, the faces behind the young woman’s face look like they’re part of her head covering – probably because of their duller colors, compared to her face… I like the effect.
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Thanks David. In a way they are.
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