Sang Yun Jee
Midnight Ride
The headlights shine
off countless blades of grass
the flecks of orange
like sparks from a bonfire
or gleaming monarch butterflies
whose deep, charred orange colors
die away in flecks
of gold.
Do you recall the weeds that grew?
There used to be
a home for nettles
stinging everywhere
going everywhere
growing as tall as I was.
They were uprooted
and thrown out.
Perhaps if I had seen
the nettles
as butterflies of different hues
then I would
not have killed the nettles
just like that.
But I could not
and now I can not.
Sang Yun Jee, otherwise known as Martin, studies in the Philippines as a sophomore in the International School Manila. He wants to use his various experiences to follow the path of English Literature. He is currently the poetry editor for a student-run magazine, The Mckinley Review.
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