On going on

Hannah cohen

The distance with its koi

silhouettes. New salt on fingertips.

         This end without

its rungs. Piles of ice, teeth.

         Warp, weft in bed-ragged sleep.

All what-ifs and their autumn

         bruises. Some holes are bitter

still. How my first bite of fruit

tastes the best.

Hannah Cohen lives in Virginia and is an MFA candidate at Queens University of Charlotte. She's also the poetry editor of Firefly Magazine. Recent publications and forthcoming work include The Tishman Review, Public Pool, Vagabond City, The Shallow Ends, Unlost Journal, and others.