KIT
by Treehouse Editors
D. Marquel
She always did
like
seeing him
hang
on
her
ellipses –
on a leash
long enough
to leave
the illusion of freedom.
When he whistled
her way,
she faded away,
melting,
and
bleeding
indiscernibly
into color.
She had an appetite,
apparently,
for the semi-sweet,
and after all,
grains of salt
and sugar do
feel the same
at 3 am.
Word is,
she still gets a rush
at imaginary glances –
at the chance to drag him
all the way to the edge,
expectant,
unsheathed
stalactites
salivating,
smeared
in burnt cork,
and would,
too,
if not for the tugging
at her own choke chain
designed to keep her
in tow.
D. Marquel was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. His work has been featured in Chaleur Magazine (July 2018), San Diego Writers, Ink: A Year in Ink Anthology (Vol. 11), City Works Journal (Vols. 23 and 25), and by So Say We All’s VAMP reading series. You can find his work-in-progress at www.instagram.com/d.marquel. He currently resides in San Diego, CA.
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