Caleb Weinhardt

The Bonnie Prince

I think about the women

who sewed flowers

to a yellow waistcoat

for their prince,

for when he became king

I think about that walk

through the darkness

stumbling onto a field

of cannon fire

Caleb Weinhardt (he/him) is a queer and trans writer from the Pacific Northwest. Usually he writes fiction, which has appeared in several lit magazines, and his poetry has been published in the Palatine Hill Review. Find him at calebweinhardt.com.