days after
that faint burn
of pleasant Green swirls into
her lungs–
She is chilled by
a blood-tangled emptiness
That pulls her
into lost weeks
where she is
a crumpled lump
soaking
in her own foul water
“Nothing Stays Away” by Angie Hoover-Hillhouse
Artwork: “Triform” by Cassidy Rae Limbach
The Show Tell Project 