The Sun Worshipper
Anytime from dawn
till dusk as long as
it offers a view
of the regal orb.
Her daily ritual:
pauses and stands
on her secret sacred
ground (soil wet
with gasoline spill),
gazes at the sky
and dreams
of oneness
with lit cigarette
in her hand.
Karlo Sevilla of Quezon City, Philippines is the author of the full-length poetry collection “Metro Manila Mammal” (Soma Publishing, 2018) and the chapbook “You” (Origami Poems Project, 2017). Recognized among the Best of Kitaab 2018 and twice nominated for the Best of the Net, his poems appear or are forthcoming in Philippines Graphic, DIAGRAM, Small Orange, Black Bough Poetry, Ariel Chart, NĪNSHAR Arts, Quince Magazine, querencia, and elsewhere. He is also a contributor to “Pandemic: A Community Poem,” Muse-Pie Press’s nominated poem for the 2020 Pushcart Prize.