Graduation

Posted on August 21, 2017 By Marcella Eriacho Poetry, Student 2017, Writing Contest Honorable Mentions

Murmuration by Tyra Wilson of College of the Muscogee Nation

Land of Enchantment
Rural Route 53 – Westbound
55 mph
Isolated with pot holes
A jack rabbit scurries across

Ditat Dues – God Enriches
Stateline – Westbound – I-40
75 mph
Fast pace
Small. Big. Large. Semis
Travel Stops to the Left

Southbound
Border Patrol
Deterring. Detecting. Apprehending
Enforcement. Protection
Port of Entry
Early Morning Dawn – Field Workers

Eureka!
Interstate 8 – Westbound
Bumper to Bumper
Snail’s pace
Vast Blue Ocean
The Edge. West Coast
Sand Between My Toes!

Interstate 5
Off the Interstate – Slow Pace
Military Base
Delta Company
Training
The “Crucible”
Men in Uniform

The Few.
The Proud.
The Marines.

My Yaazh
Pvt. T. T. Eriacho

Marcella Eriacho (Diné) is a student at Navajo Technical University.

by Marcella Eriacho