[57 words]
the sky rains dusky
sonic booms three
electric flickers
there is no gas rationing
yet
no disco-ball dancing
we still walk ourselves to school
hold secrets of self-preservation
bruised hearts and all
glints of mirrored squares
twirling with smoke and ash
and foamy gin & tonics
sirens sag in the distance
the streets are wet
with red umbrellas
Deanna Benjamin writes prose and poetry. Her most recent creative work appears in Hippocampus Magazine, Thimble Magazine, The Texas Review, and other venues. Clare MacQueen nominated “Lilacs” (MacQueen’s Quinterly, September 2025) for Best Microfiction 2026. Deanna’s debut collection Blue Ionia & other poems is slated to be published by Finishing Line Press fall of 2026.
