Published January 15th, 2025
by Aiden Zhou
in here, shards of time
embed themselves
in museum cases of bulletproof glass.
they are visceral things –
shards of bone and stone – that
pierce the thin shimmering chiffon
between past and present–
light passes through.
in here, worlds are conjoined.
visions of storming herds of
buffalo imbricate, like scales of a rattlesnake,
alongside automobiles (their engines like thunder)
storming across paved roads that long ago
used to be the great plains.
in here, where artifacts are belongings,
perhaps they still are.
Note: Cesna'em: Ancient Musqueam village and burial site on the Fraser river.
About the Poet
Aiden Zhou resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Read the poet's biography on Aiden Zhou's Artist Page.
This poem is included in Comet #4,
published in the Wax Poetry and Art Library.
Previously published in Vancouver Poetry Magazine:
Unexpected Opportunities
by Anna Mazurenko
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