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August Visitor by Flourish Joshua

August 24, 2021
Reading Time: 1 Minutes

for BS.

there’s a knock at the door of a doorless room,

but fingers do not cast the bangs—

a tumor of grief swells in the belly

of my angel’s hosanna & the bangs

bends her into a creased question mark

in a moon-lit dark room. hey, God, I see

what you do for other angels—

once [not too long ago],

i talked to trees & they talked

back to me. smell my rainbow songs, act accordingly.


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Joshua, Flourish
Flourish Joshua is a poet, editor, thespian, and spoken word artist. His works have appeared in Palette Poetry, Tinderbox Poetry Journal, Poetry Sango-Ota, miniskirt magazine, and elsewhere. He is a member of the Frontiers Collective, and winner of the 2021 Salt Nation Poetry Prize.

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