Dreadnought. by Lena Drake
E COMES FROM the west,
sun spilling from his skin,
collecting in small pools
on my sheets, dirty with
seasons of exchange.
Our throats dangle off
the edge. I can’t tell
his hair from mine,
gold like the stems
of peonies plucked
from fertile ground.
How they hope for
a new beginning.
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