Victorian Gas Lights
By Wen D. Feng
Image credit: Wen D. Feng, Viennese Lights (copyright 2023); created from reference image. Image description: watercolor of victorian gas light on a street at night.
who said we needed
those victorian gas lights
we had the stars all along
they were well-intended
those victorian gas lights
softly casting a path
on uneven cobblestones
those victorian gas lights
elegant yet antiquated
unaffordable for most
those victorian gas lights
in gentle bronze repose
the silver up above
those victorian gas lights
shining from the moon
gold glowing everywhere
those victorian gas lights
couldn't find in themselves
dance, friends, dance away
those victorian gas lights
could give out any day
About Wen
Wen D. Feng (they/any respectful pronouns) is a psychiatrist and clinical educator. They practice with the I Ching for self-care and communication with ancestors, and strive to walk in gentleness.
For questions and comments about this poem, please send them Coloring Psychoanalysis (coloring.psychoanalysis@gmail.com) and we will forward to Wen.