Thursday, March 22, 2018

For The Small Town

Poem by Jenna Daugherty of Cerro Coso Community College
2nd Place for College Poetry - 2017 Met Awards

For just a moment,
It blurs.

The lyrical drops of a leaky spout
The strained voices of the tired congregation

Just for a moment,
It stirs.

The nostalgia for rain whiffs
The memories of smells after changing locations

For a moment,
It brings.

The clumsy sensation of overcoming a chain link fence
The déjà vu thought of identical wanderings

These moments experienced
Cause a


Hesitation


A pause

A Remembrance of that small town and
the girl who grew up there.

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