Jess Mynes


         
                 









paper wasp



why must you
I fight back
while a beech
looks me in the
eye orange in
red there push
pins of hope
I fight back
an engine cries
I know nothing
in my eyes
the sky is
lying a leaf
falling no
a swallowtail





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daylight blotter



already dandelions
are dog-eared globes

daffodils browned
by early rains this

year seems faster
to flower I’ve

always thought yellow
aged color

it’s spring’s
         ink






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