Poet of the Month: Sienna Stock
For the month of January, the Howler is featuring sophomore, Sienna Stock.
A Look at the Night Sky
The sky was all-encompassing,
an endless expanse;
an infinite.
My hands scratch across cracked pavement,
and my breath croaks out as smoke
binding into the dark
and unfurling before my eyes.
A speck
gazing upon the endless things;
endless possibilities
scattered like stones thrown across pavement.
I remember vividly
as a child
breaking rock against rock
and watching shards fly
not caring to pick up the pieces
focused on breaking down rock
into tinier and tinier pieces
one by one
bit by bit
until there was nothing.
Through growing eyes I see
the universe expanding,
contracting,
splitting and reforming into fixed shapes
to better fit its neighborhood.
And we sit
as humans
drowned in our own emotions,
overcome by sensibilities,
and stare out into this sphere
hoping for a reprieve.
To be spared in an advancing place,
immense and immeasurable,
hard and unforgiving to trained, educated eyes,
in hopes of catching only a glimpse;
a mere glance
at what there is to come for us all.
About the Poet:
My name is Sienna Stock and I’m a sophomore here at Wakefield. I wrote this poem just by thinking about a specific night I was extremely stressed out and decided to go outside at dusk. As far as meaning, it’s based on how truly insignificant we are in the grand scheme of things, but how we still find steady ground staring out into an otherwise unforgiving sky. I intend to pursue a career that somehow involves expressing myself through writing, as it has helped me find peace through the pressures of school.
Janine • Feb 28, 2018 at 6:37 pm
That floored me! Such deep thought and brilliantly eloquent. So impressed by you Sienna, well done.