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.