Explaining Her Brother

Some people are terrified of him she said But give him a chance, okay? Is he scary? I asked her. Not to me, she said. She is afraid of nothing. That meant little. I took his address. He lived in a remote place On a desolate road When I saw his house, a snicker came out of me, unbidden. I could not stop laughing. His home was shaped like a human skull. How inventive, how original, now marvelous. I could hardly wait to meet her brother, the artist.