Days of Plenty
I lay, arms stretched in darkness, noon through the curtain call,
As you made the pinprick acts on me, a tense equality to protect us.
From hurting in the bright world, notions that we could be kissing.
Some days as calico kittens, lost in fogs of harried longing.
Trapeze artists, dancing in each other’s eyesight, backing away from light.
Carter Vance
Carter Vance is a writer and poet originally from Cobourg, Ontario, Canada and currently resides in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. His work has appeared in The Smart Set, Contemporary Verse 2, and A Midwestern Review, amongst others. He was previously a Harrison Middleton University Ideas Fellow. His latest collection of poetry, Places to Be, is currently available for purchase at Moonstone Arts Press.