I told you I wasn’t easy, and you laughed. Tea in coffee shops, a free concert in the park. When we walked your setter, I
more loveAuthor: Melanie Perish
Melanie Perish is a gender fluid crone interested in the complexity of poetry and poets. Her work appeared in Calyx, Rust & Moth, The Meadow, Sequestrum, Persimmon Tree, and other publications. Passions & Gratitudes (Black Rock Press, 2012,) The Fishing Poems (Meridian Press, 2016,) and Foreign Voices, Native Tongues (Blurb, 2021) are her collections. She believes reading makes you beautiful.