Color of a sea creature
suctioned to coral
trembling in the windcurrent
in the hands of grandmother gods
sitting circled
spooling galactic gas
into acid water layers
laughing
about your sour breath
Holly Castleton is a master’s student at the University of Edinburgh studying Religion and Literature. She loves to read, to eat, and to lie in the sunshine, which is sparce, and therefore all the more precious, in Scotland.