the sky tinged with indigo, golden lights glowing. letting go of a childhood tv show & listening to this stillness. alone again on campus and cotton ball clouds gather, lightening towards the center, so close to reach. textures of brick come into focus as we near the buildings, monumental (in the true sense of the word), dumb, deaf and silent. i miss my mom. i miss my family. / there are moments of high skies and sunny leaves that i can’t forget and i can only tell myself that the hard work i put into my life today will guide me towards this glory and beauty later in life.