1.
A shining green sea—
rubies in white porcelain.
They drip with poison.
2.
I see pink flowers
in your eyes and sunshine in
your blossoming smile.
3.
This must is refuge,
this rust my fortress hidden.
It will not crumble.
Photo by Laura Ockel 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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