shared cigarettes stand like pictures
next to the sunlight on a morning
The sharp edges of tombstones
stand next to a Duane Reede;
Nina Simone's last concert stands next to the songs
from the cemetery wall.
Every memory speaks of the possibility of a different future:
Thus, with each moment, with each new image, something new emerges,
searching for a place of empathy and solidarity at the precipice of life.