You Walk in the Afternoon

Hey SASCfamily! I did a photo collage for a class while in high school and I thought I would share it with you. This was before I learned about a lot about the social injustices, the economic inequalities, and political under representation of our people, so it's a kind of glorified picture...but yea, maybe I'll do a remix someday.




You Walk In the Afternoon
by Trinh Cong Son

You cross the bridge
A wind follows
Blowing the white mourning cloth
In the framed afternoon.

You cross the bridge
Leaves rustle
Above the deep river
Carrying a wounded soul.

You cross the bridge
Carrying the afternoon on shoulders
Holding sadness between lips
The heart is tired
Someone has lain down
Someone remains.

You cross the bridge
Your soul in the clouds
You walk in the afternoon
A life of mourning
Longing alone for one.

You cross the bridge
The gunshot echoing still
The village seems rather sad.

You cross the bridge
A soft wind
Blows your heart
Away into the distance.