i will weak
beside the rise sun and you
wait worn pillow grease
slow seep
that make my sweet meat salt

citied waste
in which no human kind
nests in the face of rock

dark on greater dark
stair i didn’t know
at-homelessness

Lucian Staiano-Daniels has a PhD in military history from UCLA. His nonfiction is forthcoming from Cambridge. His fiction has appeared in The Fortnightly Review and his poetry has appeared in numerous haiku establishments.

About the illustrator: Sean Kyung is currently attending an international school in the vibrant city of Seoul, South Korea.