Bart Wilcox
Am I Here? Sunflower
2025, Oil on canvas, 20″ x 16″

A sunflower appeared
in the red field.
It was out of season,
so I let it roam
from one end to the other,
as it fed it seemed,
on the sun, its face
lifting up and lowering,
mirroring the motion
of grazing cattle,
until it stopped and
turned to face me
with the knowing look
of the unknowing
and, sensing, I guess,
neither heat nor light,
turned away
and moved on.