The city was New York.
The time was 11:40 pm.
One could not see the sun.
The season was spring.
The temperature was 65°F.
It was not raining.
The time was 11:40 pm.
One could not see the sun.
The season was spring.
The temperature was 65°F.
It was not raining.
MY MOM THINKS SHE SEES A UFO OVER GUATEMALA WHILE SITTING AT THE BUS STOP JUST BEFORE THE EARTHQUAKE OF 1976
Ariel Francisco
Before the earth moves, the sky:
a chunk of blackness breaking
off from the night and besmoging
the stars, latching her transfixed gaze
to its darkness as it drifts in silence.
Like her, I will grow up to look up in hope.
Like her, I will grow up to look up in wonder.
Like her, I will grow up to look up and see
the bus I missed going on without me.