Creature Comforts by Valentina Cano

Webbed appendages would be useful.
I might, with them,
be able to dart through the folds
of traps you’ve laid in the room.
I might speed away
from the words that ricochet like shrapnel.
Propelling myself through the waves
of fuselage into the deadest of seas.

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Valentina Cano is a student of classical singing who spends whatever free time she has either reading or writing. Her works have appeared in numerous publications and her poetry has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Web. Her debut novel, The Rose Master, was published in 2014 and was called a “strong and satisfying effort” by Publishers Weekly.

Photo: Amy Humphries