Anointed
by Lena Judith Drake
When we got to the sky,
we didn't know the dust would cut our feet.
We could have brought shoes, where are our shoes?
Trash piles from planets with no oxygen to light.
My hand's twenty-seven bones fracture
into an exploding star.
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by Maggie Barra
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by Joseph Hesch
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Writers Bio
Lena Judith Drake is the editor-in-chief of Breadcrumb Scabs magazine.
For more information and/or previous publications, please visit her personal website.
Inspirational Image
by Maggie Barra
Pieces Inspired by this Image
'Les Danseuses'
by Joseph Hesch
'If Duncan Had Daughters'
by Holly Schwartz-Coignat
'When Elements Collide'
by Patricia La Barbera
'These Are Different Fates'
by George Moore
'The Yearning of the Lighthouse Fairies'
by Brenda Blakey
'To Keep the World Turning'
by Salena Casha
Follow Us
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