Featured in the 2021 Winter Issue of Rambunctious
A Garden of ephemera Alessio Vega, '23 Rocks, leaves, stamps, coins Seashells we found on the beach tickets, posters, pictures, poems A Garden of ephemera Wrapping paper, string, bows A broad smile with a tentative touch A warm embrace, soft sheets A sunny indisposition Jewelry, keys, bracelets, charms Promises and plans we made Skates, hiking boots, sandals The sights and sounds of living in a moment A cup of coffee, headache pills, shadowed eyes Long nights, ruminated fidelity Broken glass, tears, a cold bed A pensive indisposition The emptiness of my pockets And cold empty hands And the hollowness of my heart The spaces between the lines.