Empire

School project was to write a poem about the Empire State Buildings emergency signal to honor frontline workers of New York during the Coronavirus Pandemic. Here’s the image and my poem.

Flare, native son of our mammoth tribe,
Harbinger of all that celebrates and dies.
Honor restored by unworthy horror,
Silently signaling ceaseless uproar.
Issue each warning in judgmental glare,
Miss nothing, claim nothing, sentinel. Flare.