A trailblazer over brown hairs
a thin cut from
old razor legs
smooth out
by lotion
by rain
by running in the rain
by the dull pounds of my feet
by the treadmill
by how easily I take bait
by the way I miss the beach
and my sister, and my old bed
by the horrid sound of my alarm clock
always early and ready before I am
ready to let go of my pre morning thoughts
I don’t talk about signs
but they’re there
shit
another cut
I’m shaving like
a young buck ready for war

Selected byRaymond Huffman
Image credit:Vera Robin

After earning her B.S. in Health Science she hopes to be an advocate in some way, in the near future. She primarily writes poems and short essays, but more recently she’s been dabbling in various forms of art mediums—from charcoal to collages.