back alley love

i keep the
universe
in my
knees

the ground
is hard
and
cold

this night will
never
have a
day

my mouth is
wide
and has no
name

but
i am
shiny
and

ride
among
the
stars

Tiffany McDaniel is an Ohio poet and novelist. Tiffany’s literary debut, The Summer That Melted Everything, will be published in Summer 2016 by St Martins Press (USA), Scribe (UK & Commonwealth), Signatuur (Dutch translation).
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