there is a rhythm
in the everyday erosions
of an unfixed world
a melody flowing
through the undamned waters
as they overwhelm levees
a haunting magic
in the black lines
of second growth undergrowth
beginning again
on the blank page
of a clear cut
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* "The Poetry o Disaster" was commissioned by the Editor in early 2017.
Afrose Fatima Ahmed is a hybrid Texan-Washingtonian who writes on city streets and at the tops of evergreens. she holds an M.A. in Asian Studies from the University of Texas and is a VONA alumna. She released her first poetry chapbook, he won’t dance with me, in December 2013. afrosefatimaahmed.com
in the everyday erosions
of an unfixed world
a melody flowing
through the undamned waters
as they overwhelm levees
a haunting magic
in the black lines
of second growth undergrowth
beginning again
on the blank page
of a clear cut
_
* "The Poetry o Disaster" was commissioned by the Editor in early 2017.
Afrose Fatima Ahmed is a hybrid Texan-Washingtonian who writes on city streets and at the tops of evergreens. she holds an M.A. in Asian Studies from the University of Texas and is a VONA alumna. She released her first poetry chapbook, he won’t dance with me, in December 2013. afrosefatimaahmed.com
