2022 Issue 4 Jul/Aug Focus - Mid-South magazine

Angel Girl
by Lacey Carr
I love you,
selfish girl
with the crooked smile
Meet a sad girl
dreaming of life growing wild
Like the stars
upon the seas
I wish for you and me
and sunsets through pine trees
Dewy mornings
wet bare feet
Moonlit beaches
where we could meet
Skin glows pink
as dawn breaks
You are an angel
My heart is yours to take
Holy
Valerie Shelton
I know lesbianism is holy when my girlfriend climbs on
top of me and kisses me hard. I know lesbianism is holy
whenever she holds my hand or hugs me or kisses me on
the cheek or looks my way with her stunning big brown
eyes. I know it’s holy the way I want to spend my whole
entire life with her and then a whole lot more than that. I
know when I get to call her my wife that will be a holy day.
I know lesbianism is holy the way she makes me cackle
until my cheeks and belly ache and when I watch in joyous
awe as she laughs, high pitched and hysterical, while giddy
tears stream down her face.
Valerie Quin Shelton works in nonprofit development at
OUTMemphis and loves to read, paint, write, and garden. She
lives with her amazing girlfriend Sara and their cat Dexter in
Midtown Memphis.
Lacey Carr is a born and bred Southerner, a somewhat crazy cat
lady, and a proud pansexual woman. Poetry is one of her great
loves in life and she’s grateful to be able to share hers.
The Prism Pages is a new literary section in the magazine where original works of poetry
and fiction from the community will be showcased. As a publishing company, we are
committed to saving space for up-and-coming LGBTQ+ writers. Interested in submitting
something? Please email editor@focuslgbt.com.
This section is brought to you by the Focus Center Foundation 501(c)3. To learn how
to support this and become a sponsor, please email info@focuscenterfoundation.org.
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