A Tremor
Shook
through the spine
of our world,
slic-
ing the streets
at their dotted lines
and gluing the
island’s edges
down
with the weight
of wet bodies
washing
ashore.
Moved
the damned
island itself
so far
east
that the gaijin
reporters
began reporting
that the far-east island,
now even farther-
east,
is closer than ever
to America.
LAUREN D. SHINN is interested in perspective, wordplay, and ambiguity. She identifies as a writer of fiction who occasionally dabbles in poetry. She tweets here and is linked in here.
Shook
through the spine
of our world,
slic-
ing the streets
at their dotted lines
and gluing the
island’s edges
down
with the weight
of wet bodies
washing
ashore.
Moved
the damned
island itself
so far
east
that the gaijin
reporters
began reporting
that the far-east island,
now even farther-
east,
is closer than ever
to America.
LAUREN D. SHINN is interested in perspective, wordplay, and ambiguity. She identifies as a writer of fiction who occasionally dabbles in poetry. She tweets here and is linked in here.
