Lizzy_Rights

One year ago,
January 6,
An unspeakable thing occurred.
Our fellow Americans tried to defeat democracy
By marching on the place of our government,
The Capitol,
And with the flames and guns and Confederate flags,

As the sky began to fade,
Into its dark dreamy depths,
We sat with the fireflies,
In the long green grasses,
Together,
You and me,
We watched the sun fall,
The clouds fade to dark plumes,
And the stars twinkle into sight,

I just want to go
To the mountains,
To the rivers,
Wherever is fine.
I want to feel
The sun's kiss on my face,
The wind in my hair,
The breath of cool air sinking into my lungs.
I want to hear

Right or wrong...
Right or wrong...
Answers swinging inside my head,
Like the tick... tick... ticking from the clock on the shelf,
Counting down the sand from the timer,
The sand that's running low,
Each grain,

I look down at my feet,
To the tracks trailing behind me,
Carbon footprints.
In them, sprout words,
Growing out like the over pollen-filled plants:

Sick
Like the animals,
Caught in nets in the sea,

I dreamed
I was a book,
Resting on a table under a willow tree,
Pages open towards the breezy sky,
Billowing in the wind,
Peacefully.