I desert the future, forest the past
with clouded memory, conquest the air,

I am getting used to mouthing heat index,
amulet of despair.

 
 
 
 

Precautions to avoid snake bite
Avoid them.
Reminders
avoid snakes

 
 

Duty to Care

Ruth Williams

 
 

There is a man in jogging clothes standing on the small rise above the riverside running path. It's
early, no one else around. When I jog close enough to touch, he asks, "Have you seen the
police?"

 
 
 
 

Ribbons is a kinder, more playful
name for the tethers we’ve been
cutting loose.

 
 

Star City

Charissa Roberson

The
sun
melts
in a pool
of orange
milk, like a
child’s forgotten
creamsicle, and
atop the bluing moun-
tains winks a star, home-
grown and incandescent.