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NIGHTFALL

two shadows, paper

thin, tip-toe

      across

               a

                spider

                        web, sh ak in g

                              with suppressed laughter, picturing pinky-nail-sized

                              aircraft, mist roiling in fields next door, pine needle

                              bonfires and blackened s’mores smeared across a

                              toddler’s checks. the left takes the other’s hand;

                              black outlines blur.

                                                              together, their breath

                                                              hitches. together, they

 

                                                                                                       fly

 

                                                                                                              leap

 

                                                                                                                       off the tightrope

                                                                                                                       spread their wings,

A Short Bio:

Anthos (he/him) has been writing short stories ever since he could read. He discovered poetry thanks to his freshman English teacher. Much of Anthos's writing focuses on joy, belonging, mental illness, and his experiences as a queer person and Third Culture Kid (TCK). Anthos started off writing for myself, but now his hope is that his writing is able to help others.

ANTHOS

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