“Untitled” by Yassin Hag-Elsafi / “The Flower” by Jakob Womer
“The Flower”
Jakob Womer
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yassin hag-elsafi
“Painting a Dream In a Night”
After “Awaking in New York”, by Maya Angelou
The traffic light yells a
paralyzing, hallowed shriek.
Cars stop parallel,
simultaneously in front and behind one another.
Some don’t
as they look up, seeing past the mechanical lives of
Blue, Yellow, and Green.
Blue? Nevermind it.
Passing the yellow light with just a second left
so they can view the constellation of stars,
billboards, for half a second more.
The vastness of the night sky only competes
with the radiance of a City enamored with dreams.
Color the stop signs a sunflower yellow
Or perhaps a boring,
bland beige.