Sun to a thinner universe
The blue pen freckles the page
From good light she glows
Summer’s David
Hard Lady shines through paper
Announcing herself alive
Ink is alchemy again when
Rot moans under sweet things
And darkens the blank space
In a moment, blemished
By the warm blue light

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Ani Bachan is a student and occasional writer. She has been previously published in Gyroscope Review, Bear Paw Arts Journal, Phantom Kangaroo, and others.