POETRY/PHOTOGRAPHY
Sturdy soles that finally parted

I rode
some rough miles,
cradled
in your
careful clutch.
Sorry for the sometimes
slippery slopes
and
blind corners.
Oh, and that one time
someone snatched
you
from the boardwalk.
I’m sure the footwear crook wore
out his soul by trying
to fit into your soles.
Shaped — particularly for…
LEGACY
Honoring those who came before

Seen: Celebrating Pride this month, and commemorating the second anniversary of George Floyd’s death.
Heard: BLM and LGBTQ activists projected their pride of purpose on a Confederate symbol in 2020.
Noted: Richmond, Virginia’s 60-foot Robert E. Lee statue was removed in 2021 from the place it had occupied in the…