tomorrow's echoes

by Audrée Kim

echoes unfold like envelopes carrying

messages of laughter.

at the same time wildfires blaze, untold.

smoke on the wind, a whispered lore,

a postcard of New York City wrapped in sprinkles of

magma. still, flames reach a distant cloud and

evaporates.

dreams dim in ashen haze,

nature's fury,

a distant plight,

yet I dream of the cemetery and

borders, a shared endless night.

concrete jungle meets boreal fire,

in echoes of chaos,

new dreams inspire.

eyes look at smouldering skies

toward

Canada's fires.

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Audrey Kim is a Korean-American writer based out of Seoul. Her work is forthcoming in Star 82 Review, and Palindrome Journal, among others.