Peel lids back, lashes plucked,
eyes open, unable to shut. Seen,
never unseen, pupils dilate, open
shut, open shut, tears.
Alina Happy Hansen
Writer in San Francisco, CA
- Persephone
She claws her way out
of hell, Cerberus howling
breeze warms frigid air
Young buds stretch for blossoming
birds fluttering in the trees