the sting of her
flickers
in my sleepy
heart
for days.
— eyelashes
batting slowly
— golden collarbones
rising
and resting—–
like
bright,
blinking
blurs of
what Life
————--should be
– ” The Day After Samantha” by Angie Hoover-Hillhouse
Artwork: Native Elephant by Cassidy Rae Limbach