PRESENT IN AUTUMN
Weed smoke ripples
through the air
New York shakes its trees
on Beach street
where there’s no beach,
but a park filled
with rustling leaves
SELF-PORTRAIT
My nose is a grand gesture of clarity
It dips down into my lips
like a bird swooping down
for a drink of water
ATLANTA (FOUR | BUD)
Do not yell at the bud
Take good care of it
Remind it that it will bloom, righteously
ATLANTA (THREE | FLORAL)
Watch the sun shine on me
and know that it is a reflection of how the sun shines on you
ATLANTA (TWO | KING’S BLOSSOMS)
King’s voice reverberates through the streets
as my feet beat pavement
beneath still cherry blossoms