Ancient Greek Study of the Pomegranate
you transcend time
you
an orb of seeds
each seed a star
each star full
of wisdom
and life
and love
and luck
and everything ancient.
your juice--
this resilient red--
colors everything
it touches
(including our hands
now that you've placed
part of yourself
in our palms)
a beautiful and real
rosy hue.
and I mean it when I say
//the world does not
deserve you//
but--
despite deserving or undeserving
or desire for deserving--
how we need you
how we need you
and everything your stars carry.
Katie Aliferis
contents of issue 12
Mask
M. Carmen Lane
Katie Aliferis Biography
Bio coming soon
