Understory 2021

And Wind Moves On

Sweat-sticked Hand 
waves to Wind
so he soon dries.

But Mind, hung above,
tries 
too hard
to sprinkle time in Wind.

And Wind, 
sassy as she is,
smirks down at Mind 
And says 
    Now is future
    Now is past 
    
    Present is what I blew back in Eye 
    So he squints 
    and sobs
    and sees 
    Everything
    except Present.

And Brow furrows. 
And Mouth flattens.

And Wind moves on.

                                                                  
MYA SCHRODER is a high school senior attending UAA through the AMCS program. This is her first year in Alaska and so far she loves it here! When she’s not enjoying the beautiful scenery that Anchorage has to offer, she loves to read and, of course, write poetry.

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