blog post • 1/22/23 • 12:09am texas time

BY TIERRA UMI WILSON

sunset stream of consciousness [from

the hight of an airplane]

the sunset from the airplane 

is beautiful 

it’s kind of like seeing the whole spectacle 

from the birds eye view of a star 

i put my glasses on so i can see better 

the sunset looks mild right now 

muted 

meaning it’s reaching the end of the show 

not quiet the finale 

reminds me of that part of the movie where you know it’s almost over , but you don’t want to be the one to admit it to yourself 

the couch is too comfy 

the sunset from my airplane 

reminds me i’m little 

and i’m big because without me 

there would be no observer of the sunset 

or fingers to type out these observations 

and you dear reader would have no words to read right now 

so i must matter right? 

what does it mean to matter 

the sunset is looking more navy blue 

the sun is still setting behind me 

we fly on 

sunsets reminds me of time 

time is the changing colors of the sky 

time is another rep of my workout 

time is moving further away from home on a solo drive 

time is reading words i can’t unread 

time can be measured in so many ways 

i find that fascinating 

if i was to venn diagram it all 

the point of similarity would be 

that time is movement 

and movement is vast 

i take my glasses off 

it doesn’t matter if the sky is all hazy to me 

the sunset doesn’t have details anymore

it’s just all black 

cool 

the airplane tips to the side 

and reveals to me the colors of a city 

fuzzy & bright 

i’ve always thought if you were to time travel someone from ancient times to the city 

they would think the world got lifted into the stars 

the way the lights flicker at night 

i often find my thoughts moving to places like this , putting myself in other peoples shoes in other times 

generations i can’t tell if i was a part of 

maybe i’ll find an older version of me in a history book & all the memories will stream in like …. yogurt haha 

or i just have a vivid imagination 

that i enjoy playing in 

and whatever part of your brain that makes you feel is like 1000 times bigger in my head 

i feel so much 

it makes me sad 

and happy 

right now 

i feel thirsty 

so i will end my words here 

and take a sip from my water bottle