Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Bench, Bleached


A memorial garden where 
The stones have been collected 
Spry and gray, the samplings 
Search for moisture 

The sprinklers have been 
Shut, the pews inverted 
No moment of remembrance
For this church, vacant 

And I sit on a cinderblock,  
Surrounded by vines and tendrils
Near roses charred by sun -
Oblivious, watching Netflix on my phone.