Night Sky

Vandal Poem of the Day: February 24, 2021

 by Brian Komei Dempster

At his birth, I held my son against stars,
charted the climb, his flag among stars.

A jagged pulse shook our space—
his mind, a blizzard of stars.

I keep it quiet, how he sees earth
crooked, his words, buried stars.
from SeizeFind more by Brian Komei Dempster at the library
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