Caleb
plastic necklaces strung pretty
dusty in his eyes
(luminosity dulled by dime-store display)
you skip around
crinkle leaf sidewalk play
you roll your eyes
green to yellow to orange
ink scratch-out paper
hiding behind your grin
what was there before?
what did you never allow?
sodden ground
thoughts & secrets threaded
dead grass tangled
thriving weeds
and I’m drowning beside you
Sarah Lucille Marchant is a Missouri resident and university student, studying literature and journalism. Her work has appeared in publications such as Straylight, A Cappella Zoo, and Line Zero.
