cupped hand
by Ervin Brown
life is a mewling flame
in the shadow of a cupped hand
twisted appendages linger
molded from fly-paper and resin
webbing and wedding the remains
purring to the ashes
hymns of tinfoil
and enchanted double-helix
the faux lavender glow
reverbing across space
Ervin Brown is a twenty-year-old storyteller and poet from Coney Island. His works have appeared in The Dillydoun Review, Willows Wept Review, The Closed Eye Open, Beyond Words Literary Magazine, and Wild Roof Journal, among other places. He is currently a master’s student at the University of New Hampshire.