two locks latched means
everyone’s still tucked inside
buried deep, closed up,
Issue 11
https://manyworlds.place/issue-11/km-bezner/
by KM Bezner
two locks latched means
everyone’s still tucked inside
buried deep, closed up,
except a crack in my upstairs window
balancing the dusty heat with outside air
where the first late snow drowns
the black twisted stalks of
peas, strawberries, tomatoes
strangled fruits clawing up from a pale grave
stewing in their dark plastic pots since June.
even once softly tended peppers
dangle rotting from their vine.
KM Bezner (they/them) is a queer neurodivergent librarian in Rhode Island. Their work has been published by Ouch! Collective, Barzakh, Impostor, coalitionworks, fifth wheel press, and others. If they’re not writing poetry, they’re probably reading comics, playing games, or making zines. They can be found most online places @kmbezner.