uproar

an urban ballet

riot of color
synchronized in one
collective act of protest
on stone steps of a locked
administration building
on a Saturday afternoon
wide-armed skirts open
petals as they spin
joy from low-hanging
smog of simmering
fear

Author: Stacey C. Johnson

I keep watch and listen, mostly in dark places.

13 thoughts on “uproar”

  3. Bartholomew Barker – Bartholomew Barker is an organizer of Living Poetry, where he has hosted monthly workshops for more than decade. His first poetry collection, Wednesday Night Regular, written in and about strip clubs, was published in 2013. His second, Milkshakes and Chilidogs, a chapbook of food inspired poetry was served in 2017. He was nominated for the Pushcart Prize in 2021, 2024 & 2025 as well as the Best of the Net Anthology in 2024. His work has appeared in The Lake, Autumn Sky Poetry Daily, Panoply, Tipton Poetry Journal, the Gyroscope Review and the Naugatuck River Review among others.
    Bartholomew Barker says:

    Great work, Stacey!

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  5. Bill Pearse – Seattle, USA – Bill Pearse publishes memoir, travel journals, poetry and prose, and lives in the Pacific Northwest.
    Bill Pearse says:

    I love the poetry bursts and times I get inclined to follow that current; love to experience yours as we are trying to make sense of things….happy Sunday Stacey!

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      1. Bill Pearse – Seattle, USA – Bill Pearse publishes memoir, travel journals, poetry and prose, and lives in the Pacific Northwest.
        Bill Pearse says:

        And to you, camarade!

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