In passing through

Staring into a bucket of void 
I’ve formed familiarities in comfortable disarray 
but not the kind that exists en face d’uncertaintude 
 
Moving trains I’ve sat on don’t go as fast as my heartbeat 
In thoughts I’ve tried counting how many times I could catch essence in the corner of my eye 
Seated in the captain’s chair in the cockpit of la vie 
How do the colors of the sky paint themselves to celebrate a day of success 
and what do I do to truly see 
 
The growing greens of the seeds I planted years ago 
The reds of crusted blood spilled and healed from mistakes made on the way, 
The yellows of blinding smiles and suns gripping at the kind of optimism that keeps you stuck 
The chasms of blues that grasp at the depressions of light in rocky caves 
 
The currency I trade with faith is, the way my body moves 
I don’t make the choices to continue on it’s the base that whispers in my ear, routinely 
I write well when in transportation 
This is when I am the most still 
In passing through 
 
The firstborn, I was first born, 
and then what? 

-@incomfortabledisarray 
Hello, I am a Brooklyn born and raised multi-hyphenate artist. My work is grounded in questioning, affirming, dismantling, and reweaving systems of power that dominate our day-to-day routines. My art is a form of survival and a way to get to know myself and others more intimately. If you would like to follow my work on social media, my Instagram is @incomfortabledisarray
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