Editorial Board

A smear of rouge, peony,
Berry stains, patterned socks,
The end of day and beginning of night when,
A brush, painting thin careful strokes,
Glows softly feminine color in the pale light,
Coordinated with a lacy, taffeta confection.
Rushing to cheeks, blood makes all
Embarrassment evident, hot as the
Heat of an oppressive August night.
Sugary sweets crack and smack,
Punctuating every other word andg
Expressive of insecurity.
Afterward, friction, smelling like smoke,
Rubs out graphite, now reconsidered,
Though once scrawled openlyg
On a folded construction paper heart,
To be forever baked by shooting And crucified by three tacks on cork.
Miskingg
PINK
Lauren rays,g