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Benjamin Bartu
Benjamin Bartu is a writer and multi-citizen. He graduated from Linfield College with a BA in Political Science and Creative Writing. His work has been featured in The Mekong Review and The Albion Review, among others.
“Freyja, or How I Became the Snake That Even in the Garden Eats Itself,” “Concerning Paradise,” and “Aubade with Death & Good Fortune”
i tried something awful
to impress
at the edge
of a koi pond
& slipped.
an olive film
couldn’t know
i loved her. in years i found
if i hit my palm against my jaw hard & fast
under running water it created
a band of fuzzy light
& done again
the ringing was renewal.
Issue 22, February 2019
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