words. by Hudson Biko
we were always taught
to be careful of the matches.
always asked
not to stand
too close
to the flames.
always kept
so far
and so wary
of the fire.
so
how
were we meant
to be ready.
for worlds
destined
to burn
© Hudson Biko
Photograph by guille pozzi
it was close.
the days were the good kind of long.
and the hearts were the good kind of soft.
and the possibility of more.
ran. tart. in the air.
© Hudson Biko
Photograph by Annie Spratt
what about. the chance
of gold. at the end
of rainbows.
of magic. in the
things we understand.
what happens
to that
© Hudson Biko
Photograph by Velizar Ivanov
to watch the snow fall. from
overcast skies.
to see the light. and feel
the light. pour.
from so much dark.
and believe
© Hudson Biko
the weight. fleeting
/ pulling. gone
/ everywhere. light
/ heavy.
to always. be
oscillating. to
live. in the margins
of too much. or
too little. to
feel. everything
or nothing.
© Hudson Biko
Photograph by Sarah Diniz Outeiro
