trickling down my
back
A water droplet
shaping its lifeline
the same as the worm on my hook
molds its last moments.
sunbeam, sunfish
open water
suggesting freedom in Jane Eyre
now air over waves suggest runways for eagles to
steal sunfish into captivity
into carcass.
boat motor murmurs
collections of mysteries
beneath lily pads and water bugs
stirring up a mirror
in which i do not see myself.
stray leaf wisps
falling, with sun-streaked veins, a dragonfly
lands sensing security on what
falls sending rings creating a kaleidoscope of
ray reflections retreating back onto my sunscreen-bathed skin
sleek, slippery lending hand to
A water droplet’s retreat
falling as a leaf
into a kaleidoscopic home
shining a reflection i do not see
back
A water droplet
shaping its lifeline
the same as the worm on my hook
molds its last moments.
sunbeam, sunfish
open water
suggesting freedom in Jane Eyre
now air over waves suggest runways for eagles to
steal sunfish into captivity
into carcass.
boat motor murmurs
collections of mysteries
beneath lily pads and water bugs
stirring up a mirror
in which i do not see myself.
stray leaf wisps
falling, with sun-streaked veins, a dragonfly
lands sensing security on what
falls sending rings creating a kaleidoscope of
ray reflections retreating back onto my sunscreen-bathed skin
sleek, slippery lending hand to
A water droplet’s retreat
falling as a leaf
into a kaleidoscopic home
shining a reflection i do not see
Lili Ann, adopted from Virginia, is a Vietnamese undergraduate student based in Wisconsin working towards a B.S. in Elementary Education with minors in both Early Childhood and Musical Theatre. She enjoys composing poetry and music while primarily focusing her work on the impact mental health has on an individual as well as the human experience in general. Her work can been seen in the inaugural issue of Burning Jade.