there was a painter who would paint
on a large canvas. and then when the
painting was finished the painter would
paint over it in grey, and in white and in white,
layer after layer in white, and every
painting was a storm, a story of how time
changes things and you must start over.

Oscar Montes is a poet living in San Antonio, TX and is a student at San Antonio Community College. His Poetry has appeared in Bitterzoet and Voices de la Luna.