Andranique Green

Resignation in Color

To: A Me I Once Knew Cc: The Universe Formal Letter of Resignation Dear Me, I would like to notify you that I am resigning from my position as stone. A massive grey body lumbering above the ground; grass leeched of its chlorophyll green, withering beneath me in dark shadows cast by my mass. Golden rays of sunlight blocked from nurturing its growth. The weight of earth’s gravity resting squarely on slate shoulders has become too much to bear. My hard etched features translated into crusted scoria rock, red restless eyes glossed over by black obsidian. Found face down amidst the chaotic upheaval, I desire restoration. Head fixed in the direction of cool waters, I long contemplated this separation. Easter Island will not be my tomb. Call me Mo’ai no more.