Neptune's Release

A world's blue haze
spoke of hope —
"No planet can save you now,"
on being pushed into a closet.
Only, no one talked of planets.
I didn't need a telescope.
I stood in a dark field.
I breathed a summons —
"I know you're there."
I breathe.

Meg Smith is a poet, writer, journalist, dancer and events producer living in Lowell, Mass. Her poems have appeared in The Cafe Review, Pudding, Poetry Bay, The Horror Zine, Silver Blade, Raven Cage, The Blue Hour Anthology, and many more. Her most recent poetry books, This Scarlet Dancing and Dear Deepest Ghost, are available on Amazon. She welcomes visits to megsmithwriter.net.

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