refugee

BY DENISE HANH HUYNH

when my footing feels unsteady unsure

I remember that you stepped across an ocean

without knowing how to swim

Saint Paul Sidewalk Poetry winner, judged by Heid E. Erdich, J. Otis Powell!, Paige Riehl, Saymoukda Vongsay & Marcus Young, 2016.

photography credit: ThaiPhy Phan-Quang