Amanda Leal

The Grand Finale
On Independence Day, we scale the parking garage,
skip up six staircases and lean into the rail
as fireworks open in the sky like marigolds,
Amanda Leal, The Grand Finale
From the Depths 2021

Riverbend Park
"I see my own reflection in the water, and remember a time when I, too, was robbed of leaves and flesh. "
Amanda Leal, From the Depths, 2020