There is still blue sky and breath.
Outside we are walking: moms
and dads. Babies and dogs.
The sun shines,
trees erupting in color.
We are still alive.
The small things go on,
grass grows, the calls of breeze,
birds. Here is where the good lives.
Outside, the world says yes.
—
Carly Sachs is the author of the steam sequence and Descendants of Eve. She is the editor of the why and later, a collection of poems about rape and assault. Her poems and stories have been included in The Best American Poetry series and read on NPR’s Selected Shorts. Recent work has appeared in Mid-America Review, At the Well, and the Earth Etudes for Elul project.
