walking home after a poetry reading
after Cats Musings poetry reading at New West
past houses like sleeping faces
beside shadowed trees
leaning into earth
light seeping from door cracks
yellow glow of upstairs windows
uphill, downhill, catching the breath
you used to read poems tonight
your nerves still a molten ball
in the pit of your stomach
one brave step after another
you take it slow
on strange roads slick
with remnants of rain
shimmering like stars under your feet
a little bit lost, catch
a glimpse of the passing train
and you sigh with relief
the poetry you heard
the poetry you spoke
still rings in your ears
some nights are feasts
we all partake in
the further you go
the more light you see
Christine Fojas is a Filipino-Canadian hailing from Las Piñas City and currently living in Metro Vancouver. She has a BA in Comparative Literature from University of the Philippines and works as a library technician at Douglas College. A list of her publications can be found at her website. She is also on Twitter as @chrisfojas. She is a regular contributor for Marias at Sampaguitas.
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