January 9, 2026 Poetry

Sunrise on Sixth Street Viaduct, 1903

Artwork by Parker Wilson

 

The youthful sunset,
albedo pale, and crumpled.
hacking up rainbow
polymer, microscopic
acrylic aerosols.
hangs
limp as a peel.
trapped
in the viaduct’s
jammed zipper teeth.

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Sunrise on Sixth Street Viaduct, 1903

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