POETRY 2024: Type 2 by Alyssa Johnson

Type 2 by Alyssa JohnsonAt treelineI am smallI am one of manyIn this storm I feel energy aplenty but stillIt does not excite meI shake like a struck dogAnd whisper please stopHoping the mountains will hear meBut they won'tBecauseWhat do I matter to their immortal slopesThat churn wind and grind fierce thunder through the skyWith eyes wide I watch the flashesAnd count the seconds till the sky rips and snarlsAfraid to moveLike a chipmunk in its nestAnd as the lightning moves over the horizonRumbles grow longer but less angryMy body calms but the weariness remainsI am a visitor here I’ve never been so glad to see the Milky WayOur theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here. Support the showThank you for listening to The Mountain-Ear Podcast, featuring news and culture from peak to peak! Additional pages are linked below.If you want to be involved in the podcast or paper, contact:Barbara Hardt, our editor-in-chief, at [email protected] Hickman, multimedia producer, at [email protected] Lammers, podcast host, at [email protected] inquiries: [email protected] to our website for all of the latest news. Subscribe to The Mountain-Ear in print and online.Submit local events to promote them in the paper and on our website.Find us on Facebook @mtnear and Instagram @mtn.earListen and watch on YouTube today.Share this podcast by scrolling to the bottom of our website home page or by heading to our main hub on Buzzsprout.Thank you for listening!