one day
a year
the sky turns
violet
motorcycle
exhaust floats
up and dissolves
against a hard sun
they rev their
engines until
their eyes turn to
coal
the
missing brothers
on the black wall
are still
gone
Image Troy Tolley
Maria Mazzenga
Maria Mazzenga writes poetry and fiction from her home in Arlington, Virginia. She's collaborated on four books of art, poetry, and fiction with visual artist Roger Doyle. Most recently, she's had poetry published in The Amethyst Review, The Bitchin' Kitsch, and Eyedrum Periodically, and fiction published in Chronos.
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