A cube who is growing. and growing unsure of himself. #4

Poetry Contest Finalist

“Blood Draw” by Carolyn Adams

perspective is everything. the ceiling
just wishes to roll over and become
more like his wall-friends. but knows
someone has to keep the rain off
the floor. block the needed-but-violent-
ever-present-sunrays. etc. etc. knows
that someone has to feel the ever-constant-
alone. the sensation of tracking the outcomes
of new possibilities: paralyzing. not in
the thrilling way like lightening or watching
the spider crawl out of the flour jar
in your favorite movie again. more like
how my internet search history reads
best cheap desk chairs & best answers to common
small talk questions.

About the author

Sean Cho A. is the author of American Home (Autumn House 2021), winner of the Autumn House Press chapbook contest. His work can be found in The New England Review, Black Warrior Review, Copper Nickel, and The Massachusetts Review, among others. Sean is a graduate of the MFA program at the University of California Irvine and the PhD program at the University of Cincinnati. He is the Editor in Chief of The Account. Currently he is an assistant professor in the southern United States.

about the artist

Carolyn Adams’ poetry and art have been published in the pages, and on the covers of Defunkt Magazine, Steam Ticket, Change Seven Magazine, The Fictional Cafe, and Red Weather, among others. She has authored five chapbooks, with one being a collection of her collage art, entitled What Do You See?