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Tag: 2021 Hour 12

The morning after (a zuihitsu) hour 12 poem-poetry prompt response

There are too many noises in the night. Crickets chirp, bloated stomachs growl, sinuses snore. the front wings are rubbed together and is amplified by wing surface there is nothing to muffle these soundsĀ  too congested to breathe Below the belt there’s always stressed skin,…

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