Stars Over Ukraine
Shelby Thames
Raucous blooms transfigure the heavens
Into a vermilion sigh,— subsequently met
With a terminate lullaby, inching closer
Counterfeit stars alight unsuspecting windows
While ghosts of history haunt the inevitable.
Scorched earth. Modern warfare.
Bloodstained faces with stark white intent.
Well-suited adolescents masqueraded as Men.
War-torn and firstborn marched into oblivion.
Flash Issue 7
Shelby Thames is a writer based out of Hattiesburg, MS. He received a BFA in Theatre Performance for the University of Southern Mississippi, but has always had a passion for writing.