Anonymous Ms.

in memory of Darnay Demetillo

& for his grieving Flor Hernandez

maybe it's for the best

that i do not know the proper names

of these anonymous blooms

that remove the wretchedness

of hours & days misspent

i like that they don't require

or demand anything from me

what they need the free air

the bursting of clouds provide

would we were like them

so let me introduce ms violet

ms lavender ms red

ms yellow orange

these misses who just happen by

the byways i pass by 

do make their acquaintance too

because they know this open secret:

that after loss

crumpling fading  

their colors  break free anew

on an unexpected morning

--Babeth Lolarga

8:14 a.m.