A. S. Hallam

Me and My Burnt Tongue

are watching his shadow

on the poem— finger

outstretched— spider

illuminated— reaching

down towards me,

and I ran away,

like I always have,

I ran away.

A. S. Hallam is a writer and poet, and a senior at Smith College pursuing a B.A. in English Language and Literature, with a Poetry Concentration. She's been published in Zeniada Magazine.