the city that glows
Annika Harusadangkul
a coastline extends past its horizon,
littered with glaring lights
its fallen dust dispersed through
a prism of light, prison of particulate
matter and carcinogens
beyond this city,
capitalistic desire matters more
than changing climate
its blank slate against the night
the lack of stars is deafening
and visible and vibrant
glowing bioluminescent shores
offer the sole source of natural light
aside from selene, her moonlit
existence shadowing the smoldering
terrain, shielding the presence of rain
a candle lights a path to those
who seek it hastily
littered with glaring lights
its fallen dust dispersed through
a prism of light, prison of particulate
matter and carcinogens
beyond this city,
capitalistic desire matters more
than changing climate
its blank slate against the night
the lack of stars is deafening
and visible and vibrant
glowing bioluminescent shores
offer the sole source of natural light
aside from selene, her moonlit
existence shadowing the smoldering
terrain, shielding the presence of rain
a candle lights a path to those
who seek it hastily
glow
glow
glow
such an angelic glow
sighs the city of angels.
tonight, a blinding orange hue
outlines the skies
scattered ashes, remains of
fallen remnants and relics
it looms in the distance, awaiting
just the right wind speeds to engulf
and meander and overtake
the city that glows.
Annika Harusadangkul, a junior majoring in Environmental Studies and minoring in Linguistics, writes with environment and emotion in mind. She hopes to explore ecopoetics as a form of activism, weaving her passion for environmental communication and conservation into poetry.
