Us Included SOPHIA CLINE
You can ask us now What you should do But we cannot give you the answer you want Leaving is risking Being caught in the storm Where all things, us included, are subject to change But before you leave There is this moment Where you can see the wind laid before you From that point, which many, us included, don’t notice You can watch the wind’s grooves, its rhythm and flux It is beautiful, but within it, every inch is an hour That is torn to pieces And thrown at your feet As you walk, the road you will take Will both lead and circle you Taunting that you may never go back the way you came Each step you take Will be another cut from the wind on your skin As its tender blades kiss your ears, kiss your neck
52 • fall 2020
