moonlight

by Breia Gore

Ocean Isle, South Carolina

In June, we stayed at a beach 

scattered with nests for local science

with a marine life museum down the street, 

where I cried at the informational video 

showing baby turtles dying and racing. 

Only one in a thousand hatchlings

make it to adulthood. They emerge 

from the dark place and the predators start. 

Breia Gore is an Asian-American artist from the south. A Pushcart Prize Nominee, her work has appeared in G-Mob Mag, Pink Apple Press, and Corporeal Literary, amongst others. Follow her @breiagore.