By: J. Nick Fisk
Stars are clever traps
holding me in the past
and pressed firmly against myself.
And yet so ensnared
I wrap the sheet of speckled black about my wide
to feel
small
so that I might convince some colossus
that I am not a burden
and can survive, botherless,
in their spacious heart
without notice
if only they'd do the kindness
to not snuff me out.
J. Nick Fisk is a native of Las Cruces, New Mexico currently residing in Connecticut. He is a PhD student in the Computational Biology and Bioinformatics at Yale University. In addition to his scientific work, Fisk has published a fantasy novel entitled Ivivin and his poetry has been featured in a few publication, such as Palimpsest. Fisk writes poetry in both English and Spanish, finding each to be better suited for some themes or tones.
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