An Interview with our Resident Artist Cheryl

International Mentoring Walk Spring 2020

Black Out by Cierra Hammond

sitting in a dark room with a white light that’s blinding bright as the northstar  but don’t let the star fool you my own light stutters light and dark as mannequins stand around me not moving but when I blink they move and when I try to look they laugh close closer now you’re too close too close to me but oh well maybe they’re friendly Or  maybe I’m too afraid the light that’s shining  but slowly giving  up still staring  at the light  in darkness mannequins are still here standing and laughing everytime I blink my eyes something’s not right   i feel it getting darker every time I shut my eyes then I open them the light  it’s moving away but, then I see the mannequin standing through my light smiling and laughing with tears in It’s eyes then all goes dark. everyone is wearing a mask  except for you