"orange in the sky"

Leo Rael
Mar 14, 2024
1 min read

Updated: Oct 22, 2025

color

unexpected

the noon sky oranges

and we just stare at it for now

whispers

some shouting now

in awe, we raise our heads

and wonder how a hue could bear

relief

pointing at me

like I should know and share

while they question I dwell upon

anthills

muted madness

consider what they think

dust-specks on the Earth’s mantelpiece

worry

I won’t succumb

I’ll step onto the sky

the world watching my pilgrimage

floating

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