K a t i e L o n g o f o n o
Dive Away
You get lost in the sea. It is days
of sifting through shells, sure
there will be a sign—a starfish
with four legs or a bit
of steel. Anything with angles
to shred myself against.
You said to swim on
but I'm already back
with the brine, in the lap
of the ocean. Frothing
for your body. I know
it's around here, I'll wait
and wash home to you.
guest editor: Sara Biggs Chaney