Half a Room, by Micky Shorr

Half a Room

after painting series Half a Room, by Yoko Ono, starting 6.29 in video
 
You’d enter enthusiastic. The room become vivacious. First project on arrival – 
yardstick to measure furniture, rugs, a stack of books. Results written on paper 
regarded as precious document.  One last time lining up the beanie babies. Folding 
paper airplanes to take each stuffy for a trip around the solar system.
 
Now a second year the room has not been comforted by your innocence. Her white
walls miss your boisterous sense of humor. Still wonder if your new reserved and 
serious manner is a sign of natural maturity. Or robbery of the childhood years you 
were still entitled.

Pandemic pain of half a room. Sadness rushes to fill in the spaces. This room wants you 
and worries. All these months later she has learned nothing new about happiness.

​Micky Shorr

Micky Shorr ​was a school social worker for many years, working with children and their families.