
slow burn
i choose this, always
the fingers whisking below the surface
to brush the infinite well of you
of me;
the ember forgotten
underestimated
until it’s too late
-rjm
a smattering of things
Jo McCrory is a writer and artist living in northern California.

slow burn
i choose this, always
the fingers whisking below the surface
to brush the infinite well of you
of me;
the ember forgotten
underestimated
until it’s too late
-rjm

the lines
are not
necessarily
brilliant
but they
have
queued
in my brain
waiting
to be
heard
-rjm