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iMessage from Stella Moon

The following work is a found poem made from text messages from my best friend. Each line is a different text. Punctuation is altered. Learn more about found poetry here: https://poets.org/glossary/found-poem I feel like you already know this,but I like the shape,like the green finish,in the mirror. Don’t laugh.I was 12.I went to bed atContinue reading “iMessage from Stella Moon”

Wabanaki Land

The cold, late November air silenced the music of the birds and crickets. In the stillness, Merritt could hear the faraway river rushing through the woods. He sat on a fallen tree and Lily leaned on a tall oak. The afternoon sun peeked through the few leaves that still clung to tree branches, and theContinue reading “Wabanaki Land”

Something Blue

With my chin pressed to my knees, I watched a single black hair on the center of my shin. It danced around in the canned breeze of the ceiling fan and stood out against the other blonde and white strands like black lead from a first-day-of-school pencil. My dad’s legs were covered in thick blackContinue reading “Something Blue”

Fall Haikus

Skateboard in a bag.Plastic; it is raining out.But you had to leave. I saw you today.Or your ghost, with the same hands.Tan and wanting me. Moms pick the best grapes.I don’t know how they do it.Each time, soft and sweet. Like waves on green glass,you swim in my tides of thought.Your sharp parts all fade.Continue reading “Fall Haikus”

Poltergeist’s Soda

“Oh, good, you’re finally here,” Ava said as she pulled open the door. “Jimmy, you have no idea how hard it’s been to live in this room under these conditions.” He recoiled at the use of his name, forgetting that his stained uniform polo displayed it in white embroidered script. The room’s walls were coveredContinue reading “Poltergeist’s Soda”

A Pedestal with a View

I am a girl chasing Greek lettersclad in armor my mother gifted me:a gold chain for my collarbones,a ring that clings to my famished fingers.I am Joan of Arc with a string on my back.Pull it and I will sayYes, pleaseAndNo, thank you. Please, do not ask meany other questions.My life is pretty.My life isContinue reading “A Pedestal with a View”