• By Maren Reed (she/her)
  • Art “Big Sur” by Diego Sevilla (he/him)
                                                                                               Yesterday
                                                                         while shelling
                                                           gummy tar
                                                   memorizing
                    
                                 my men back when
                                       i told them
                                           i couldn't leave

        i have                       beach tar on my feet
      
            the first time
    beach truly
  clung    to me

finally, real love that sticks

that's what i was thinking
while you held me
might i add--
too tightly