Escape
She crafted wings out of pliers,
taking the metal
and making it flare out
against the sun.
No hollow bones for her
but ones poured out of silver,
a line of rust running down
one side like a scar.
She tested them,
her glittering limbs
feeling each groove like teeth
against her skin,
and,
with one flex of her hands,
too off into the morning.
A shiver of light in the sky.
Valentina Cano is a student of classical singing who spends whatever free time she has either reading or writing. Her works have appeared in numerous publications and her poetry has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Web. Her debut novel The Rose Master will be published in 2014.
Photo courtesy of author’s website.
