strigoi in arms
a life begins from
loud bright cleansing
and a wet caul
shields the troubled
and in weak grasp
you & me
and in tiny feet
future & her
and when she rips
through the skin
she takes large gulps
of first sun
Julian Black (he/they) is a sophomore at the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston, Texas. He spends his time editing Wikipedia for conciseness and writing poems in all lowercase. When he isn’t creating, he is watching Star Trek.