Do Not Be Afraid
It comes alive each day
like a dream, only briefly
to walk the streets we
walk; a facsimile, a carbon
copy, and apparition of
ourselves from a hundred
years from now. Do not
be afraid. It is only checking
on its younger self. It is
just a glance from the future
making certain it was once
alive, breathing, a part of
the world it cannot return to.
About the Author: Born in Mexico, Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal lives in California and works in the mental health field in Los Angeles. His poetry has appeared in As It Ought To Be, Blue Collar Review,
Chiron Review, Clockwise Cat, Kendra Steiner Editions, Mad Swirl, and Unlikely Stories.
Image Credit: Edvard Munch “Le Soir – Angst” (1896) Public domain image courtesy of Artvee
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