Alyssa Leigh Thorn

Through Time and Thorns |

If I close my eyes, I still feel you here
You are the blueberry jam sky at 9 pm
You are the clouds that tell me to breathe
The rainbow in the sun storm
A Peter Paul and Mary vinyl at the antique shop
You are the clock every day at 3:33
I hear you in the crack of a crab shell
When a boat engine turns over
And the buzzing of a bee
I feel you when the sun hits the sea and reflects back onto me When I'm underwater and the waves roll over my head
If I close my eyes, you’re right here with me
You are everywhere

Through Time and Thorns started as a healing process; coming to terms with the loss of our Patriarch, my Pop Pop. I connected to the items and pieces of him I had left, as well as the family he built around me. Looking through the items my grandpa has kept over his years showed me the roots of our synchronicities and in our family. It turned into an exploration of self identity vs family identity, and aided in my grieving process. Losing him uprooted my life, and shined light upon our collective memories. Losing him showed me the cyclical nature of the human experience. www.alyssaleighthorn.com