We Both Should Have Known To Leave The Past Where It Belongs by Mela Blust

the sky cut stars that I know

and call home

you don’t come to my window anymore

you won’t admit it was too cold

you’re out there drowning

and some of us are still testing the water

Mela Blust is a writer and artist from the south, who currently resides in rural Pennsylvania. She has always had an affinity for dark things. Her work has appeared in Nixes Mate Review, Califragile and Little Rose Magazine, and is forthcoming in many publications.