In honor of the Middlefield mural turning one year old this week. Here is a poem about the mural written by a San Mateo County resident.
Megan Duffy Brown
Life at the Center—
a poem inspired by Jose Castro’s Middlefield Mural
Power is out
across the Bay
you have heard this—
buildings of coal rise
at waters’ edge
stark antagonising soft
in North Fair Oaks
a pink rose of grace
springs forth
popping golden sun
from a book
better
get with
art
science math technology
all the children here
get STEAMed
but the train
that takes you
to your engineering job
stops a mile
out of town
this is history
visitors:
expect an education
water
that feeds your well
runs beneath these streets
into an open hand
an apple will fall
will reveal its fruit and seed
you might need
the same thing as history
as the struggling urban store
a young girl learning to read
those waiting for rain
at the edge of darkness
you can always
climb a tree
you awaken
on a busy day
at the center
of town