mother bred monsters
so we walked the Valley of Good & Evil
as she blew smoke
into the chambers of our hearts

i have lived in exile
hovering somewhere twixt land & water
i walk the limits of this island
as dawn blows smoke
across the embarrassed moon

the moon goes to bed
as coleen & i are rising
we rebuild our society
we sculpt new faces
we dust the unknown graves
and sweep out the caverns
of our hearts

Erin Skerry

Elsie Cardinal
Hwy 61
Melville, OK
USA