by STEPHANIE POWELL
1. Purple flowers
You weren’t born when / the Challenger exploded / but you’ve seen / the clouds bursting / fuselage in free fall / Floridian winter / blue / headless skies
2. Floridian winter
limestone tectonic plate / beneath warm air / frothy soil made of / sinkholes / smothered in bull thistle / crabgrass / cracked dandelion
3. Crabgrass
see the vistas of impact / reporters in the weeds / unpacking dropped suitcases / piece to camera / sympathetic hands / from CRT TV / to high definition / 4K / clear panorama / fields of purple flowers / burnt dirt