I wander through a mist
that swirls at my
tingling fingers
and plucks
at the ends of my hair
and pinches
the skin of my cheek.
If I could hold
the hand of a memory
lost,
could I then
tug back
and earn a ghost’s smile?
Or would the mist
laugh and dissolve,
disappearing into the place
where every lost spark
still flickers?
Photo by Chris Lawton on Unsplash
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Rachel Sandell is a writer and editor from Washington State, where rainy days necessitate long books, hot chocolate, and plenty of magic. Though she specializes in speculative fiction and harbors a love for the dark and enchanting, she also dabbles in poetry and is the archive project coordinator for Fireweed: Poetry of Oregon. She is an MFA graduate from the Rainier Writing Workshop, and her short stories have appeared in SORTES magazine, Night Picnic Press, and Leading Edge magazine.
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