MISSING ANGELS by Adrian Castro

When they descended on waxed wings
on our white, our red, brown
on our elevated wings–
is it possible they stole you from
when they ruffled the myriad brushes
that paint our landscape
painted on rhythmic pulse of travel–
Is it possible to wash blood off skin
& flowers off skin

The memory of you my brother
paving the stone trail with soft music
a wandering tumble down our veins
a shift in atlas
the quest for the perennial record
the memory of you
still
archival
like the fact everyone is first from somewhere else

Remember we too migrated–
we once left our signatures on the sand
& on night
sliding through our fingers
like hourglass
And the memory of you
swearing an oath on a steel pike
then offering it deep to the earth & ocean
dead fish looking on

We promised we would not end like the others
forgetful of breeze
the smooth Caribbean relax
of conversation
the humanity of doing nothing

Soon you’ll have to answer to the sand you swore
& the steel you swore
because it’s possible they’ve hidden you
buried the script of you
the arching target of history: Yet
blood reaches home soon
Sand will eventually turn to bone
Wind will feel its flesh
Steel will give it body

& there is still music
more music
memorized in stone

from Adrian Castro’s “Wise Fish- Tales in 6/8 Time”

the prototype & the prodigal

EVE DESCENDING rocked. this afternoons tech rehearsal was the first time i saw the entire production and i was blown away. of course, i was hella nervous cuz only then did it sink in that i was actually in a ‘play.’ up until that point, i was jus memorizin and recitin poetry. nuthin new for the boy, right?
and here i am, on the wings of stage right, tryin to time my entrance with scotts exit thinkin “i have no idea what ima do” and its only tech rehearsal!

leap frog to the end of the play and i am happy to report that i did not mess up bella’s poem. i was the first speaker in the play so i had to keep in mind that i will be settin the tone for the rest. that being the case, a good number of friends showed up late and missed my spot. no worries, i wouldnt change a thing.

i am exhausted. time to get in a mean, lean 6 hrs of sleep. werd.

and back to the point of this remote post, come and see the play!

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part of the october fun is Eve Descending. lemme tell ya, the theatre space itself is worth the price of admission. we are in a corner of a hella old church with pews as seats. nice! for the fans of the nebulous, i will be performing barb’s “eve speaks 2” poem, memorized no less!

Six Figures Theatre Company presents Eve Descending
Saturday, October 08, 2005 through Sunday, October 09, 2005

Conceived and directed by Abena Koomson

Length: 1 hr 00 mins
Intermission: None
Seating: General Admission
You choose your seats when you get to the theater.

Produced by Actors Stock Company NYC
Conceived and directed by Abena Koomson
Stage Manager- Keith Oncale
Lighting Design- Gregory Tippit

Cast: Elana Bell, Keisa Ababio, Annmarie Benedict, Oscar Bermeo, Jessica Elizabeth, Deborah Goffe, Hanna Kivioja-Honeycutt, Sabrina Hayeem-Ladani, Dara Lazar, Marty McConnell, Dana Shavonne Rainey, Melanie Stroh, Jane Titus, Rich Villar, Scott Williams, Stephanie Williams

EVE DESCENDING is a journey through the stories of women in the Bible. Each woman comes to life through poetry, dance, and song to speak where the scriptures have been silent.