mixed media – Page 11 – Hayden Winston

Frisco

Pale blue sky enraptures me

Settled on the hills and plains

Warmth of the Texas sun

On my embattled LA skin

Keep steady, keep your eyes ahead,

Don’t get bogged down in the thick of things.

Darkness can sweep across your soul in seconds, if you allow it,

And chaos will roll in, in waves that seem to have no end,

But just like heavy clouds shrouding the sky,

They dissipate at the smallest touch of light.

roam the mountain
haunt the sky
dance among the leaves
sing a song ’til your breath runs out
feel the dirt on your knees

Summer sky after a fresh rain

Breathe in ether,
Armour for amour.
I see and say nothing,
I am and let all else be.

Subway station, empty/peaceful.
Yet my thoughts, immersed in chaos.

This city sleeps, though I hardly catch a wink.
Fellow men and women dying in the streets.

Can’t dispute we all bleed red,
but the darker your skin the more often bleeding happens.

An elderly woman moves over, to block me from taking a seat.
Not the first time, I’ve felt subtle, hot, contempt.

Can’t mind it, I’ve got calls to answer, files to update, bills to pay.
Just like everyone else.

The city sleeps, but I hardly catch a wink.
Filled with desire for more, for better, and far from at peace.