Cannot Catch the Dark
Beverly Rose Joyce
Bitten,
love
drops
from
dipped
berry.
Lands on stripes that make racetracks of my breasts.
I
cannot
catch
the
dark
before
it
steeps just enough to leave its mark. In the stitches.
Fleshy
tip
brings
the
sweet
gone
wet
to my lip.
And I find the stain worth it.
Flash Issue 7
Beverly Rose Joyce lives in Brecksville, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, with her husband, Carl, and their two daughters, Mallory and Samantha, along with their two dogs, Shadow and Reggie. She holds a BA in English from Baldwin-Wallace University and a MA in English from Cleveland State University. She was a high school English for sixteen years. Her poetry, photography, and plein air paintings have been published in various literary and art journals and magazines.