Typewriter Rodeo: Walk In

Each week, the Standard reaches out to Austin’s Typewriter Rodeo for a custom poem on Texas topics.

By LaCole FootsFebruary 7, 2025 2:40 pm, ,

Walk In

imagine theres a place

in which you can be transported

into a new space

your mind morphing

well the good news is youve already seen it

just walk through the doors of your

beloved local museums

let me tell you how i know

i’ve had my mind change

and heart break

within the chapel of Rothko

i sat in the all encompassing silence

and the sky moved, the room hue did too

and my entirety responded

find yourself or lose it the choice is yours

find a place, explore and tour

the art will do the rest

you must simply enter the door

A photo of the typewritten poem on a torn half-sheet of light yellow paper.

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