Musings from a Gallery Assistant

Nisa Joy Zalta is a Gallery Assistant at the Smith College Museum of Art

By Nisa Joy Zalta

Well, There you sit May.

From the moment you arrived

I knew I could count on you.

I’m always seeking your guidance

To connect with the real me.

To affirm who I am, how I want to be in this world.

Today, I ask you, do you think I’ll be okay?

I have a lot of worries.

I’m coughing from nerves.

I want to settle in myself the way you do. 

I long to feel comfortable with how I look.

I see so much knowing in your eyes-

As if you’ve seen it all.

You look at peace with knowing. 

I’m always questioning & find myself hanging on a limb,

Tired.

Not knowing if I can do this...

Life. 

View of May, Post Break-up from a Gallery Assistant chair