thongs & sand

some days I wake
up hot & he
regrets he’s not w/me

& I turn &

drive & I won’t
tell you about my
drives for then I
would have to show
you


sigh

conversations
w/you

must include
thoughts of picnics
& poems

all the flowing
rivers
unleashed

muffins/strawberries

the truth is
she adds more cinnamon
than called for

& cloves in an outrageous amount
//yes//

the truth is
she lies to

the lake
lies awake

//asleep//

the truth is
she knows

how much she really
adds & how to

make sound
ride the top

constance schultz @crschultz509 lives near deer and turkeys in Grand Coulee. She often bakes muffins with secret ingredients that disappear quickly. Her poetry can be found on her website at constanceschultz.poetry.blog or in the fantastic literary magazines Hidden Channel Zine, Cascadia Rising Review and Empty Mirror. 

Banner image “Ecstatic Line” by Robert Frede Kenter @frede_kenter