Poem of the Day
1981
By Asiya Wadud
in a world the orange sun resets
in a world the orange sun resets
the angels might get so sad
knowing what I do
as I mourn over you
your ear pressed to the asphalt
listening for further instructions
Everyone in the world,
whatever their disposition,
seemed to be crying at once
The Yangtze River in China lost its nerve
and wanted vengeance.
the summer rolls up its black tongue: from inside the machine
I affirm my devotion to your ingenious application, allowing you to track my whereabouts across all devices.
The part
that flusters some, that flusters no one.
on the chair shining wet from the rain
still hung a black piece of laundry.
There’s a kind of transformation
That can happen on any day
Both the actual horse on fire and its event out of these words