his tenuous hold on life as delicate as any doomed beautiful thing
beach soothing rough edges,
grinding rock to sand, and sand to dust, and dust to skin.
cotton in negative, a whirlwind
packed into those pockets, silver
dreams blown across the waves.
grinding dreams to ash, and ash to stardust, and stardust to glitter.
a sparkling dissipation across oceans
and he will come again to this beach
leaving bread crumb trails of his longings
until his pockets are empty.
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Dane Lyn
Dane Lyn (they/them) is a neurospicy, genderqueer, disabled, educator, poet, and glitter enthusiast in a love-hate relationship with Los Angeles, where they reside. Dane has an MFA from Lindenwood University, a ridiculous collection of succulents, and four scavenger hunt runner up ribbons. Dane’s work can be seen in Quillkeepers, Gnashing Teeth, Gutslut, and Imposter. Their debut chapbook by bottlecap press, “bubblegum black,” was released in early 2023 with rave reviews from their mom. They are on social media @punkhippypoet.
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