homesick (in Arcata)
in Arcata
fog rolls in thick
and white
obscures the green
my favorite color
today
I
broke
made a Foreign Exchange
found joy in its newness
its symphonic electrosoul
and Lalah’s “Self-Portrait”
reminded me of home
back in TX
back in AR
back in ATL
back in DC, Brooklyn, Oakland
any place I’ve called home
even here
where fog rolls thick
and white
and obscures the blue(s)
today
I have reason
to sing my own sun
wail a moonglow
and know
this thickness i sometimes feel
seeking home away from home
and here too
in Arcata
is wherever my heart
makes music
beats blood and breath
samba influenced afrobeat
i can still dance
eyes tired, breath heavy
soul lighter
than the fog
thick and white