in the park
sat a boy
atop a hill
watching Phoenix clouds
and declaring expectantly
that he was waiting
for the first
drop of rain
to trip and fall,
aren’t we all.


*photo by Aleisha Boley-Bear
in the park
sat a boy
atop a hill
watching Phoenix clouds
and declaring expectantly
that he was waiting
for the first
drop of rain
to trip and fall,
aren’t we all.
*photo by Aleisha Boley-Bear
Javen Bear is 25 years old and lives with his beautiful wife Aleisha in Phoenix, Arizona. He's a graduate student in a mental health counseling program at Grand Canyon University where he also works as an admissions representative. Javen’s super-power, if he had one, would be the ability to press pause on the world and catch up on reading. He enjoys talking walks with his wife, playing guitar, and always uses Oxford commas. View more posts