Realm
by Samantha Malay
published in Soliloquies Anthology, issue 26.1
https://issuu.com/soliloquiesanthology/docs/combinepdf-3

I am late June
in a hillside apartment
windows held open with rain-swollen phonebooks
where sparks fly
as streets intersect
and buses break free of overhead cables

I am sunbeam on beer bottle that starts a grass fire
bumblebees in nettle shade

I can give you a haircut
sew a button back on
show you the shape of the city by night
and how close we are to the water