Gigi Pearl

berry bear

or red fox

glowing in the always night-

always like a charm

always like a home

glowing berry skins

nail polish flakes

acid on the tongue of a

 black bear

or red fox

creaks and creaks and won’t stop

the wind is wet and tangled in a fever

craggy maple hits smooth spruce walls

a wild night                 the dog

opens and opens and won't stop