Holding History
In the midst of chaos, I hold history fast in my hands, humans
playing sympathies under siege
singing from balconies
creating amidst the chaos

creating space to see
seeing hope
hoping to feel
feeling lost, but also found
finding those we’d left behind, the things we’ve left behind

standing behind those on the front lines, watching their forms
not looking behind, but forward
always moving forward
forward toward art, toward hope, toward each other