A film collects
The white lays over the grey lays over
the dusk of membrane
What scars the air of dark
What sweet gravity hangs the nipples
One teaspoon held over cracking
Golden swirling rust
The spill of yolk
on new legs unsteady
Crown of effluvia gathers quick
What lifts the eyes to liquid
Bowl of listening
What scatters the ash
Melissa Eleftherion (she/they) is a cis queer human, a writer, a librarian, and a visual artist. She is the author of Field Guide to Autobiography (Operating System, 2018), and nine chapbooks, including Little Ditch (above/ground press, 2018) and Trauma Suture (above/ground press, 2020). Born and raised in Brooklyn, Melissa created, developed, and cocurates The SFSU Poetry Center Chapbook Exchange with Elise Ficarra. She now lives in Northern California where she manages the Ukiah Library, teaches creative writing, and curates the LOBA Reading Series. Recent work is available at www.apoetlibrarian.wordpress.com.