you are covered
by land, a lithosphere,
a continent sprinkled
with snow. i watch
sky-water run
off your surface, leak
into cracks. i name
your freckles after cities,
your eyes after oceans. you
are a world, my world, but this
is only a layer.
by land, a lithosphere,
a continent sprinkled
with snow. i watch
sky-water run
off your surface, leak
into cracks. i name
your freckles after cities,
your eyes after oceans. you
are a world, my world, but this
is only a layer.
This piece has been published in Teen Ink’s monthly print magazine.
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MadAsAHatter
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