The leaves are falling down in orange glory
Skies opened to reveal blue serenity.
We have entered another September
Controlled by earth, wind, and fire
All elements collaborating
But not persuading us to dance
In the birth of this new autumn.
Our feet are frozen near fences of fury
Bodies still as if captured by ice blocks.
We do remember September
When the grass of our media was blurred
With the incoming blood of young boys.
We faded to black throughout suicides
Committed by young men ranging from ages 13 to 19.
We treaded our grief through red oceans.
Our eyes saw and our ears heard and our retinas read distinctively
The passings of drummer boys glazed in glitter
From all the newspapers and television screens
Tears of mothers and molten candlewax.
We remember September
As these new trees flourish
Replacing homophobia's charred bark.
Dust diverts to directions of these boys' souls
Where we pour water for their memories.
Life is in their souls.
Their blood has been swept from sidewalks.
Canisters of respect now sit like hardened molds
Each sporting it's own eternal flame.
It's a different autumn without Billy Lucas
Harrison Brown
Cody Barker
Seth Walsh
Tyler Clementi
Asher Brown
Raymond Chase
Felix Sacco
Caleb Nolt
Alec Hendrickson
Zach Harrington
We say it gets better but don't fully believe.
Listen to this rainbow chorus
Pleading us to dance in the optimism
Dance for their voided physical presence
Dance for a September worthy of remembering.
YOU ARE READING
Flashbacks
PuisiSpoken word and page poetry that I have written between 2008 to early 2012. My production has been slow, so I named this compilation "Flashbacks" as a way to showcase some of my favorite pieces written, some which are still drafts. I am also using t...
